We Need Your Voice: Please Take the Beginning Farmer Farm Bill Survey
Data on the challenges faced by today’s young and beginning farmers is hard to come by. That’s why the National Young Farmers’ Coalition, in partnership with the [...]
Young Farmers
Website Tells Stories from New Generation of Montana Farmers
Rooted tells the stories of a new generation of farmers and ranchers in Montana through still photography and written profiles. Beautiful photos and grower profiles [...]
Youth Gardening Helps Grow the Next Generation of Farmers
Garden Teacher Kim Allen Offers Youth Space to Grow (by Sarah Henry – Berkelyside) For four years Kim Allen has served as garden program manager for Berkeley Youth [...]
How the next farm bill could plant a new crop of farmers
Originally published in Grist, by Lindsey Lusher Shute of the National Young Farmers’ Coalition (reprinted with permission from the author) USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack [...]
Check out Farmer Profiles from NYFC
The National Young Farmers’ Coalition is collecting Farmer Profiles. They have just started coming in. But there are some great, inspiring stories, and they may be good [...]
The Need for Young Farmers – Making the Case
Fresh faces in aging ag (by David Hendee – Omaha World Herald) EXCERPT: Farmers and ranchers under age 35 are a rare species across the country, and the decline in the [...]
Growing farmers Conference: Food Agriculture and Awareness, MA
WHERE: Hampshire College Red Barn, Amherst, MA WHEN: Saturday February 19th, 2011 9am – 6:15pm The first annual Growing Farmers Conference will be hosted by Hampshire [...]
Southeast Youth Food Activism Summit 2011
3rd annual Southeast Youth Food Activism Summit (SYFAS) – February 11-13th, 2011, University of Georgia, Athens GA Unite with 200 college students and youth allies for [...]
Job: CSA Assistant, Gale Woods Farm CSA – Minnesota
Title: Community Supported Agriculture Assistant, Gale Woods Farm CSA Type: Seasonal Location: Minnetrista, Minnesota Compensation: $7.74 – $15.10 Hourly Application [...]
US Farm Debt Surges Most Since 1970s As Land Prices Rise
By Mark Peters – Dow Jones Newswires EXCERPT: Debt carried by U.S. farmers increased significantly in recent years as prices for farmland surged, leaving young farmers [...]
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