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Individual Development Accounts to support Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

March 17, 2010 // 0 Comments

From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: Last week’s Drake Forum on America’s New Farmers addressed a myriad of opportunities and challenges that face the new [...]

A celebrational/educational event, feast and community gathering in the Hudson Valley

March 17, 2010 // 0 Comments

Vernal equinox hogget Cook Off! In honor of the vernal equinox, spring and the start of a new growing season, join The Greenhorns and Animal Welfare Approved at Kinderhook [...]

Video: “A Common Field” – Kentucky Training Program For Beginning Farmers

March 13, 2010 // 0 Comments

Thanks to a $750,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is offering a comprehensive training program [...]

Washington Post Article on Drake Forum for New Farmers

March 7, 2010 // 0 Comments

By Jane Black “The number of farms in America has begun to grow again, according to the most recent agricultural census. New small farms helped the overall number rise [...]

More Coverage of Drake Forum on New and Beginning Farmers

March 7, 2010 // 0 Comments

From the Slow Food USA Blog: “The strength of this gathering lay in a few key places: 1. The focus on discussing real, possible solutions, especially in the policy [...]

Helping North Coast vets find farm jobs, and the new Farmer-Veteran Coalition

March 5, 2010 // 0 Comments

This article is about the local crop (wine) but the newish startup Farmer-Veteran Coalition <farmvetco.org> is building a nationwide service for connecting Iraq/Afghan [...]

Article: California FarmLink Nurtures Next Generation of Farmers

March 2, 2010 // 0 Comments

By Donna Jones; Posted: 03/01/2010 07:21:09 PM PST on MercuryNews.com Article Excerpt: “…At a time when farmers 65 and older are the fastest growing demographic in [...]

North Carolina Organic Growers School Apprentice Link

March 1, 2010 // 0 Comments

At the request of area farmers, the Organic Growers School has established a program to match NC farmers with prospective apprentices. As a corollary to our CRAFT-WNC farmer [...]

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) 2010 Request for Applications (RFA) Now Available

February 22, 2010 // 3 Comments

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC [...]

Online Courses for Beginning Farmers

February 22, 2010 // 0 Comments

Grow Your Dream: Online Courses To Help You Plan for Success Would like some guidance on the development or expansion of a farm enterprise, but are unable to attend any [...]