Technical Assistance

 

Our 2023 Technical Assistance application is now OPEN!

For 2023, SWGLA has a limited number of openings to offer FREE individualized Technical Assistance (TA) for SWGLA members. This is a great opportunity for SWGLA members needing advice, coaching, resources, and training on the nuts and bolts of the business behind your operation. We will be accepting four producers in total for the 2023 season, beginning TA on a rolling basis.

Who Qualifies?

SWGLA Technical Assistance is geared for producers, both beginning and established–with a focus in the Southwest region, but open to anyone–who can demonstrate commitment to grassfed production and marketing, through experience or intent. This award is ideal for beginning or young producers and socially disadvantaged producers (economic, race, ethnicity, gender, disability, veteran, etc.) needing advice, coaching, resources, and training on the nuts and bolts of the business behind your operation. Our goal is to build the grassfed supply chain, by both strengthening existing operations and by helping new ones to develop.*

*Successful candidates need not meet all of these criteria, and all interested producers are encouraged to apply.

What’s Included?

Our 2023 SWGLA TA offerings are completely customized, meeting you wherever you are as a producer, and paced according to your needs and availability. Our goal is for this TA to help you in clarifying, evaluating, planning, and prioritizing your short-term and long-term goals into actionable next steps. This technical assistance package includes one-on-one time with one of our SWGLA educators, including:

  • Customized Assistance:  We will offer an intake session in which we gauge where your business is at and the pain points you would like to address. This could include:
    • Business strategy & operational systems
    • Financial planning & accounting
    • Processing/supply chain issues
    • Personnel and people relationships
    • Marketing and sales strategies
    • Community engagement
  • Personalized check-ins: Regular video check-ins set by the pace of your ranching life and flexible to your schedule so you can fit in between your other commitments and responsibilities. These check-ins will be focused on the business back-end and will reflect your customized TA plan. 
  • SWGLA Library: Access to SWGLA’s Bringing Meat to Market Series and our full suite of materials and resources.
  • Production Planning: Dive into pasture-based livestock production planning, grass-finishing strategies, and the nuts and bolts of transitioning to grass-finished production models.
  • Resource Network: You’ll get connected to people with aligned interests and resources in our network as needed.
  • Ad hoc: You have an extra set of ears and eyes to strategize with during your TA engagement.

This FREE technical service package is valued over $2,000. 

Apply today: Fill out our 2023 GOOGLE FORM application

Please direct any questions to info@grassfedlivestock.org

Registration does not guarantee acceptance. If your application is approved, we will follow up with you to schedule your initial session. Technical Assistance opportunities for one-on-one coaching are on a first-come, first-served basis and must be approved by the SWGLA Board.

Download our outreach flyer HERE

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