Poll Finds Farm Succession, Young Farmer Programs Growing in Importance
Young farmers: Why do you farm? By Jeff Caldwell; Agriculture.com Multimedia Editor It’s no secret that the average farmer is getting up in years. As the farming [...]
Beginning Farmers
Report from New Farmer Fly-In and Discussions in D.C.
From The Center for Rural Affairs: In March, Doug Crabtree and Anna Jones-Crabtree traveled from Helena, Montana, to Washington D.C. to participate in a “New Farmer [...]
Greenhorns Young Farmer Mixer – April 25 Petaluma, CA
From our friends at the Greenhorns: Whether you’re rural or urban, in a backyard or on a college campus, in your tenth year or your first, come meet like-minded folks [...]
Beginning Farmer Focus: the Benefits of Individual Development Accounts
From The Michael Fields Agricultural Institute (WI): Todd and Lily Lanis are first-generation farmers working hard to realize their dream of farming full-time. They plan to [...]
Senators Write in Support of Funding for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
From The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC): Thanks to the leadership of Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Max Baucus (D-MT), and to calls and visits by NSAC [...]
Cover Crop Field Walk April 14 in Mason, MI
Cover Crops or Forages? Meet farmers, educators and beginners like yourself. Great way to see and learn! Join us on April 14 as we discuss how fertilizer-saving and soil [...]
Invest in a New Generation of Farmers
An Excellent Op Ed piece in the San Francisco Chronicle this week by Rebecca King, a young farmer from California, in support of federal funding for the Beginning Farmer and [...]
New Issue of ‘Ag Opportunities’ from Missouri Extension
The April 2010 issue of Ag Opportunities is now available online at https://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/agopp/index.htm Goats Require Minimal Investment But Extension Specialist [...]
Summer Practicum in Sustainable Farming and Local Food Systems – Ithaca, NY
Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming teams up with TC3 to offer a “Summer Practicum in Sustainable Farming and Local Food Systems” Innovative partnership aims [...]
Perspectives on Policy from a Beginning Farmer
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: I never imagined that my path as a beginning farmer would lead me to a seat in a Senator’s office, but that’s where I [...]
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