Challenging farm economic times are the mother of important new AgProfit Strategies — workshops, that is, for beginning and experienced farmers, slated for Alexandria,  July 20.

From rising input costs to cattle and grain profitability, agriculture has faced many challenges in recent years. Grain and cattle producers want to forge reliable methods for increasing revenue and protecting their investments.

To that end, National Farmers, an ag marketing organization based in Ames, Iowa, is hosting 36 seminars during the next three years, and Independence hosts the next event at the Holiday Inn, 5637 Hwy 29 South in Alexandria. The free workshop, hosted by National Farmers’ Tim Ennis begins with registration at 9a.m., meeting opening at 9:30 a.m. and it concludes at p.m.

Producers can register online at nationalfarmers.com/agprofit.