Thanks to farm bill funding, The Land Stewardship Project is helping farmers grow farmers
This is a new series of blog posts to highlight the amazing programs funded by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. This grant program is slated for a 50% cut in the 2012 Farm Bill. The Land Stewardship Project has successfully trained young farmers for the past 15 years with its farmer-led, community-based sustainable agriculture […]
Take Action! Funding for Beginning Farmer training at risk in Farm Bill
As you’re reading this, Senate staffers are putting pen to page and writing the Farm Bill. Working round the clock, they’re piecing together the legislation that will determine the fate of critical farm programs for the next five years. And, from what we’re hearing, the Senate’s draft doesn’t look good for young and beginning farmers: […]
Announcing a New Resource for Beginning Farmers: Start2Farm
In February the USDA unveiled Start2Farm.gov, its latest resource for beginning farmers. The program, which acts as a clearinghouse database of training and assistance programs, is funded through a Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) grant by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The resources that Start2Farm provides are broken down […]
Time to Apply for the NRCS Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative
Towards the end of 2011, the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service announced the opportunity for farmers to apply for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative. February 3rd marked the end of the first application period for the application. While applications can be submitted continually, there are two more evaluations coming up […]
Beginning Young Farmer and Rancher Development Program at Work in Washington
Seattle Tilth Farm Works, a new farm business incubator program for immigrants, refugees, and other underserved communities, was recently awarded $483, 160 by the USDA NIFA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. Farm incubators like Seattle Tilth Farm Works play an essential role in establishing new farmers and, importantly, support a diversity of new farmers, […]