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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BeginningFarmers.org Continues to Grow – THANK YOU ALL!
Beginning Farmers has become a popular destination (and hopefully a valuable resource) for new farmers, as well as people looking for information about agricultural policy, [...]
Original Article: Beginning Farmers – The Current Situation, and the Need for New Research and Resources
Beginning Farmers: The Current Situation, and the Need for New Research and Resources By Taylor Reid (beginningfarmers.org’s Administrator) Over the past century, the [...]
List of Soil Surveys by State from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
“This Web site (https://soils.usda.gov/survey/printed_surveys/) lists soil surveys that have been published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 1899. Soil surveys [...]
Upcoming Programs and Events Calender for Small Farms and Beginning Farmers in New York
Check out Cornell the Small Farms Program’s (Cornell University) Events Page for information on upcoming workshops, conferences, and other learning opportunities for [...]
Listen to a Webinar About Building New Farmers Incubation Programs
Webinar: Building New Farm Incubation Programs The webinar features farm incubator project leaders including Noah Randells, the Orange County Agricultural Economic [...]
Farm Bureau and USDA National Agricultural Library Partnering to Create National Curriculum and Training Clearinghouse for New and Beginning Farmers
The American Farm Bureau Federation is partnering with the Agriculture Department’s National Agricultural Library to create the National Curriculum and Training [...]
Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them
Check out Handy Farm Devices This is a terrific site! It presents a laundry list of old time farm and homesteading tools that you can make yourself. Lots of timeless tools [...]
New Permaculture Page on BeginningFarmers.org
BeginningFarmers.org now has a new Permaculture Page which features information, links to permaculture sites, wikis, and blogs. The page address is [...]
Merrigan Memo: USDA Research, Education and Economics support for local and regional food systems
A new Know Your Farmer memo from USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan entitled USDA Research, Education and Economics support for local and regional food systems was [...]
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