Sustainable Small Farm Summit Online Free
The Sustainable Small Farm Summit is a Free Online Summit for New Farmers. This event is dedicated to new farmers starting their first farm; WWOOFers & [...]
Beginning Farmers
Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize
Winners Announced for the 4th Annual John Kinsman Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize! – Recipients to be Honored at Family Farm Defenders Dinner and Award Ceremony [...]
National Farmers Union’s Beginning Farmer Institute
National Farmers Union’s (NFU’s) Beginning Farmer Institute is a risk management, business, financial and leadership development program for Beginning Farmers. All [...]
Food Sleuth Radio Shows from January and February 2015 Available
February Food Sleuth Radio Shows: February 5th: Eliza Greenman, owner/operator of Legacy Fruit Trees in Virginia and Director of Biodiversity for Greenhorns, an [...]
Percentage of US Farms that are Beginning Farms
The latest ag census showed that a significant number of American farms are considered “beginning farms” 25.8% in total. The image below, from Farm Credit show [...]
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Awards
USDA Invests $18 Million to Train Beginning Farmers and Ranchers: Emphasis on Veterans and Limited New Orleans, LA – Feb. 2, 2015 – Today, U.S. Department of [...]
Small Farms Program Recieves Beginning Farmer Grant
The Cornell Small Farms Program is excited to announce that they have been awarded a 3-year grant from the USDA’s Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program [...]
Is Your Rooster Doing His Job? Confirm Fertilzation to Prevent Egg Waste.
A large part of farming is raising your own chickens for eggs and/or meat. In a lot of cases, farmers may purchase eggs or day old chicks to raise, but beyond that many take [...]
Supporting the Next Generation of Farmers Article
Article: Ten ways to support the next generation of farmers A new wave of food pioneers, mostly from non-farming backgrounds, is turning to careers in agriculture. But [...]
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2015
Earlier this month the National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for the 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development [...]
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