Agriculture Struggles with Lack of Young Farmers
BY COURTENAY EDELHART, Californian staff writer cedelhart@bakersfield.com | Saturday, Jun 12 2010 12:00 PM Don Davis’ grandfather founded his family’s northern [...]
First Generation Farmers
Michigan State University Organic Farmer Training Program
The Michigan State University Organic Farmer Training Program is a nine month intensive training program in year-round organic farming focusing on diversified production of [...]
Article: Renting helps new farmers grow their businesses
By Casey Parks, The Oregonian HILLSBORO — All day long, Steve Radtke works on land that is not his. If he could, he would own the ground he tills and harvests. But [...]
USDA Helps Retiring Farmers Transition their Land to Beginning Farmers in New Farm Bill Program
USDA Press Release No. 0265.10 Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, May 14, 2010 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today [...]
New Entry Field Training: Nutrient Management, 5/20/10
Join us on May 20, 2010 at 4:00 pm for a workshop on Nutrient Management for Vegetable Crops. The training will be held at 1471 Bridge St, Dracut, Ma. The Field Training [...]
Crop Mobs: Volunteerism Returns to Farming – Video, Articles
Volunteerism as Backbone of Farming: Return of the Barn Raising by Sami Grover – with video from UNC-TV Conceived originally as a means for landless farmers to get [...]
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 [...]
Article: California FarmLink Nurtures Next Generation of Farmers
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 [...]
CRAFT: Training Our Next Generation of Organic, Biodynamic, and Sustainable Michigan Farmers
Support for Farm Interns in Michigan Coming This Season Training our next generation of organic, biodynamic, and sustainable farmers CRAFT (Collaborative Regional Alliance [...]
Incorporating the Farm – Options and Resources
Beginning farmers often face the tough decision of whether and how to incorporate their farm. From my experience speaking with farmers, and reading discussion forums, blog [...]
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