Ranch finance tools for NCBA members
Master your ranch finances
NCBA members save 15% on any Ambrook plan for an entire year. Just enter your NCBA member ID at checkout.
In partnership with Ambrook
Make this year your best financial year yet
Practical education
Lessons from ag finance experts, covering the skills that drive ranch success.
Clean books, clarity, and confidence
to get your books in order and build a strong plan, this year and every year after.
A system you can keep up with.
Apply what you learn to your own books in software built for ranches.
Lock in big savings.
NCBA members get 15% off any Ambrook plan for an entire year. Enter your NCBA member ID at checkout.
What is Ambrook?
Bookkeeping that's easy but powerful
Track profits by enterprise
Break down your numbers by business line. Ambrook makes it easy to run P&Ls that show exactly where you’re making or losing money.
Escape QuickBooks
No duplicate bill pay errors, outdated desktop versions or 5-hour tutorials. Just a modern intuitive platform that’s built for the way you actually work.
Easy to learn and use
Ambrook is so intuitive to use, it's easy to keep up with your books. Tag transactions, manage receipts, and prepare taxes all in one place.
Ambrook and NCBA present
Your free ranch finance course
Sign up with Ambrook.
Create your Ambrook account and enter your NCBA member ID at checkout to save 15% for an entire year.
Watch anytime.
An ag finance expert guides you through six sessions designed to help you master your finances. Go at your own pace.
Put it to work on your books.
Book a demo with the Ambrook team to see how each lesson applies to your own operation.
Here's what you'll learn
Part 1: Accounting basics
Learn the fundamentals of bookkeeping: what to track, how to organize records, and how to structure financial statements like a balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.
Part 2: Ranch-specific situations
Understand the unique needs of agriculture, from filing a Schedule F to setting up your chart of accounts in a way that reflects your operation. Get clarity on separating farm and household finances.
Part 3: Making better decisions
Go beyond record-keeping. Learn how to interpret your financials, spot opportunities, and use your books to guide stronger business decisions. Know what's making money, what's not and where to invest next.
Take advantage of Ambrook
Start wrangling your finances
Trusted by thousands of American ranches
NCBA members can now join thousands of farms and ranches across the nation that use Ambrook to manage their books and make better business decisions.
The Grabers
Graber Land & Livestock
90% less bookkeeping
“Since using Ambrook, I can get my numbers a lot quicker. I can know where we're at and I can make better decisions when we're working.”
Kimberly Harrington
Coddiwomple Canning Company
Doubled their sales
“Using the platform is so easy and so reactive and interactive that I do feel that you're able to get the answers you want in real time and it isn't difficult.”
The Baraks
Strawberry Canyon
Expanded acreage 23%
“With this FSA purchase and gathering all the documents we need, they're very accessible on Ambrook.”
Cow-calf operation
“What took me a week with QuickBooks, I was able to get done with Ambrook in an hour.”
This sixth-generation Utah rancher cut down year-end reconciliation from 7 days to 1 hour. "With Ambrook, I'm managing things a lot smoother and keeping track of my costs way tighter than I was before."
Chase Crandall
Owner, Crandall Farms, Cow-calf operation
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! When you sign up for Ambrook, you’ll receive an email to enroll in the course. You'll get your subscription free through April 15.
Once you activate Ambrook, you’ll also get the added bonus of regular NCBA-exclusive office hours with Ambrook’s U.S.-based support team so you can master the platform. If you have questions, you can reach out to our team at partnerships@ambrook.com.
The course runs live on Wednesday evenings from February 11 to March 18. Each session lasts about an hour and is paired with office hours for NCBA Ambrook users – dedicated time to ask platform-specific questions and put the lessons into practice.
Can’t make it live? Recordings will be available to registrants!
No problem! Every session will be recorded and shared with you after class. You’ll be able to watch on your own time, review the material at your own pace, and still follow along with the exercises.
You’ll learn how to build budgets, cash flow projections, and financial statements so your books are CPA-ready and your business is banker-prepared.
Absolutely. Whether you raise crops, livestock, or run a mixed operation, the course starts with strong record-keeping foundations useful at any scale. From there, we’ll dig into advanced tools like enterprise-level profitability and balance sheet analysis to give your farm a competitive edge.
Yes, you need to be an NCBA member to participate in the course.
You can learn more about membership here.
Expect about 1 hour per week for the live session (or recording), plus an optional 1 hour of office hours if you want extra support applying what you learn.
You'll need a computer, tablet, or smartphone with internet access to join the course. We’ll provide simple instructions via email (including a link!) on how to join the live sessions and access recordings.