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How Farm Policy Can Develop New Farmers…Develop New Local Markets…and Increase USDA’s Public Value

May 9, 2009 // 1 Comment

How Farm Policy Can Develop New Farmers, Improve Health in “Food Deserts,” Develop New Local and Regional Domestic Markets, and Increase USDA’s Public Value Report from [...]

Beginning Farmers Website Featured in Farmers’ Markets Today Article

April 22, 2009 // 0 Comments

www.beginningfarmers.org was recently featured in an article in Farmers’ Markets Today magazine which highlights my doctoral dissertation research on first-generation [...]

Important USDA Clearinghouse Established for New Farmers and Small Farmers

March 22, 2009 // 1 Comment

The 2008 Farm Bill established the Office of Advocacy and Outreach to serve as the go-to office at the USDA for small and mid-sized farms and beginning and socially [...]

Beginning Farmer Development Requests Now Being Accepted

March 16, 2009 // 0 Comments

The Request for Application for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) is now available for public viewing and download. Please note that all [...]

New Farmer Research

March 4, 2009 // 0 Comments

Current trends in American agriculture including the loss of family farms, an aging grower population, global competition, industry consolidation, and increasing distance [...]

Obama should launch a New Farmer Corps

December 9, 2008 // 2 Comments

Guest Column From DesMoinesRegister.com: NEIL HAMILTON is director of the Agricultural Law Center and Dwight Opperman Professor of Law at Drake University. Contact: [...]

‘Get Farming!’ Program Workshops in Michigan

November 6, 2008 // 0 Comments

Get Farming! is a project of the Michigan Land Use Institute in Traverse City. Their primary focus is on new, beginning farmers and prospective growers. They are hosting [...]

Beginning Farmers and US Agriculture

October 29, 2008 // 0 Comments

From the Center For Rural Affairs: The population of U.S. agriculture is poised to make a dramatic change – half of all current farmers are likely to retire in the next [...]

Beginning Farmer Web Seminars

October 26, 2008 // 0 Comments

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Web-Based Seminars: The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) is holding two web-based seminars to solicit [...]

Beginning Farmer Grants Program

October 4, 2008 // 5 Comments

The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Competitive Grants program administered by the USDA’s Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) is offering [...]