Profitability is a process.
Let TEAM Tilley show you how.
Free for a limited time, harness the technology leveling the playing field for farmers.
Join the TEAM Tilley Leaders Program
Summer/Fall 2024 | Free Enrollment
Offered at no charge through a Cooperative Agreement grant with the USDA RMA, exclusively for underserved farmers in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana.
For more information complete the SIGN UP form or call 1-800-739-4774.
Learn Why to Get Involved!
TEAM Tilley Leaders Program is a grant-funded outreach program that partners with farmers to show how to manage risk and improve profitability using their own farm financial data. This unique opportunity combines hands-on training with powerful, customized technology called Tilley.
As a participant in the program, you’ll learn the importance of incorporating financial decisions into your routine farm management operation. You’ll see how your farm compares to nationwide and countywide data gathered from the USDA, leading Ag universities and extension programs. You’ll run real-time risk scenarios showing the benefits of crop insurance and Farm Bill programs. Plus, you’ll receive a financial scorecard on your farm along with ready-to-print loan documents.
More than anything, as a TEAM Tilley Leader, you’ll gain a clearer picture of your farm operation and a greater knowledge of farm financial management.
Build a Legacy of Prosperity.
By joining the TEAM Tilley Leaders program, you’re not simply using technology to better understand your current operations, you’re taking control of your future.
Because when you have access to your data and can quickly see the numbers driving your operation, you can make more informed decisions year after year. You can easily incorporate smart financial management into your daily farming practices—a necessity for growing wealth. And more importantly, you can begin building a legacy for the next generation of farmers.
Meet Your TEAM Tilley Education Outreach Director LaGrand Elliott
Leading our program, LaGrand Elliott is a farmer and vice president/COO of Foot Print Farms, an urban farm located in Jackson, Mississippi. When he’s not helping with the farm and broadcasting on their AG + CULTURE podcast, LaGrand can be found working with historically underserved farmers to help them understand and better use federal crop insurance to improve their risk exposure and overall profitability. A strong advocate of risk management and the role of the RMA, LaGrand also serves as a state contact on Heirs Property for underserved farmers and ranchers throughout Mississippi and has served as a policy analyst for the Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center located at Alcorn State University.
LaGrand and the Tilley team are excited to work with you, so sign up today to participate in this exclusive, free program.
KIMBERLY JO WILSON
Program Education Outreach Director
JOE JENNINGS
Founder, CEO Daitaas, LLC and Tilley Crop Profitability Platform
Self-Paced Courses, Live Webinars and Hands-On Training Sessions with Tilley
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COURSE 1
Dive into the digital age of farming with TEAM Tilley and discover why keeping tabs on your numbers—your farm data—isn't just about record-keeping but the cornerstone of your farm’s financial health.
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COURSE 2
Let’s talk money! Budgeting for your farm is more than just saving and spending—it’s about smart decisions for a productive year. Because a strong budget helps you turn those financial forecasts into a profitable year.
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COURSE 3
We're taking the mystery out of the Farm Bill programs: ARC. PLC. SCO and ECO! We’ll cover the basics, highlight the key differences, and break down the calculations for better understanding. Plus, you'll run the ARC/PLC calculator to see if one pays off for your farm.
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COURSE 4
Federal crop insurance provides a financial safety net, protecting you and your lenders—making it the most important tool for managing financial risk on your farm. In this session, we'll cover what it is, how it works and the different types, plus give you a chance to run real-time policy scenarios on your own farm.
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COURSE 5
This is your kickstart to building a lasting legacy by ensuring your farm's growth and sustainability. We’ll dive into the key farm financials you need to know to stay profitable, secure credit, and protect your farm’s future. We’ll wrap up with the Tilley Financial Report Card, and what it means to be in the green, red, or yellow zones.
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COURSE 6 - LIVE WEBINAR SESSION ONLY
In this webinar session, we'll explore the critical role of capital and access to credit in farming. We'll discuss who the key lenders are, what makes them unique, and what they typically need to approve credit. You’ll also learn how to improve your access to funding. And, we’ll break down the Loan Memorandum, plus much more!
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COURSE 7 – LIVE PRESENTATION (in-person and recorded)
How do you know which way to go when you don't know where to start? Joe Jennings walks through the difference between speculating and hedging, the risks involved, and how hedging can benefit farmers. He'll also dive into marketing strategies, understanding the factors that influence sales, the importance of timing, and the benchmarks for good pricing.
Hear for Yourself.
Listen in while LaGrand and Joe discuss the TEAM Tilley program and how Tilley is the tool farming has been waiting for.
FAQs
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Farmers participate in a learning-by-doing program that combines online courses with secure access to proprietary, intuitive technology that integrates your FSA-578, CCC-866, APH report and Schedule of Insurance.
Your farm data is securely stored, owned by you and only accessible by you and the TEAM Tilley experts.
Courses follow a process that matches critical decisions you make throughout the growing season:
Crop intentions
Production costs
Budgeting
Farm Bill selection
Crop insurance
Lending
Crop marketing
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Courses are delivered through:
Self-paced instructional presentations and videos
Self-paced, hands-on practice within Tilley’s crop profitability platform
Live instructor-led course webinars
Up to three in-person workshops in each state (dates and locations to be announced)
Each course will be available online, and all live webinars will be recorded.
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To participate, you must sign a TEAM Tilley SAAS (software-as-a-service) Agreement that allows TEAM Tilley to load your data onto the Tilley platform for analysis. This data remains your private data and is accessible to you and TEAM Tilley, only.
You will also need to provide TEAM Tilley with the following documents:
FSA-578
CCC-866
Updated APH report
Schedule of Insurance
TEAM Tilley handles all the paperwork and data entry for you, and you will have your own private, secure login.
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Offered through a USDA RMA Cooperative Agreement, TEAM Tilley Leaders Program is a two-year free, educational outreach program exclusively for underserved farmers in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana (Program 1 – 2024 & Program 2 – 2025); and Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands (Program 2 – 2025 only).
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Because your farm is a natural profit center—that is, when you know where to look for dollars. Understanding the risks and financial data driving your farm’s operation is key to success these days. Far too often, those with access to the data are in the lead, and with TEAM Tilley and the USDA, you’re in the driver’s seat.
Funded through USDA RMA Cooperative Agreement RMA23CPT0013646.
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About the TEAM Tilley Leaders Program
The TEAM Tilley Leaders Program focuses on Technology, Empowerment, Action and Measurement, merging instructive and hands-on training with proprietary technology. The financial education program is designed to boost farmers’ ability to manage how their farm operation makes money year-round. The program offers participants access to highly sought-after information used by large-scale operations to manage risk and predict profitability.