About START2FARM and Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program

What is Start2Farm?

The Start2Farm site and program are a project of the National Agricultural Library in partnership with the American Farm Bureau Federation. Start2Farm is funded through a USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Beginning Farming and Ranching Development Program grant and was developed to assist people new to farming or ranching and those who have less than 10 years experience.
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What is BFRDP?

The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)is administered by the National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) of the USDA. It was authorized in the 2008 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410,) amending Section 7405 of the previous Farm Bill.
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