BELLINGHAM - New and existing farmers can gain skills in business planning and direct marketing in a series of classes taught through WSU Whatcom County Extension.

The Agricultural Entrepreneurship classes are 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, Feb. 5 to March 26, at the extension, 1000 N. Forest St. in Bellingham. They are geared toward small farms.

Students will leave the classes with a business plan that they have developed.

The cost is $200.

Register online by going to whatcom.wsu.edu.

For more information, contact Colleen Burrows at cburrows@wsu.edu or 360-676-6736.

Reach Kie Relyea at 360-715-2234 or kie.relyea@bellinghamherald.com.