Florencia Colella
colellaf@msu.edu
Cellphone: 231-224-6439
Newaygo County Extension Office
Farm Business Management Educator
Telephone: 231-928-1052 (office)
Area of Expertise:
Farm Business Management Educator
Florencia Colella is a Farm Business Management Educator with Michigan State University Extension. Born and raised in Argentina to an Italian family of farmers, butchers, accountants, and small business owners, she is also a proud MSU alumna. She holds a BS in agronomy and a MS in ag, food and resource economics, and has worked with universities, government organizations and private companies in the past. She is a project manager, teacher, and facilitator. Her goal is to help agribusinesses and policy makers make informed decisions through the collection, management and dissemination of trustworthy, localized data and information. Her main areas of focus are recordkeeping, tax planning, business analysis, rural development, food chains, marketing, information technologies applied to management, and creativity and leadership in agri-businesses, including the role of minorities in farm ownership and operation. Her pronouns are she/they and she is multiracial. Schedule a time to meet with her, either in person or via phone or video call, by going to bit.ly/saveatime. You may find a guide to her programs in the Table of Contents within the "Authored Documents" section below.