Farming 1-3 years

Resources for people who have 1-3 years of experience with farming or ranching.

Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association's Farm Apprenticeship Program

http://www.mofga.org/Programs/FarmApprenticeships/tabid/502/Default.aspx

"Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association's Farm Apprenticeship program connects people wanting to learn organic farming with experienced farmers willing to share their expertise. The typical arrangement involves an exchange of labor for room, board, a stipend, and informal, intensive training and experience in farming.

Sponsoring Organization:
MOFGA Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association

Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association's Organic Farmer Loan Fund

http://www.mofga.org/Programs/OrganicFarmerLoanFund/tabid/1058/Default.aspx

"The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association's Organic Farmer Loan Fund is intended particularly to help organic farmers working on establishing a credit history for their farms.

Sponsoring Organization:
MOFGA Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association

Basic Guide to Exporting

http://export.gov/basicguide/

"Looking for a comprehensive overview of how to export? For more than 70 years "A Basic Guide to Exporting" has been the resource that businesses have turned to for answers to their questions about how to establish and grow overseas markets for their products and services.

Sponsoring Organization:
International Trade Administration
United States Department of Commerce

Recipe for Export Success: A Brief Tutorial for New Exporters

http://www.fas.usda.gov/agx/basics/tutorial.asp

Welcome to the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Recipe for Export Success, a tool to assist U.S. food, fish, fiber, and forest products companies to create their export marketing plan.

Sponsoring Organization:
FAS Foreign Agricultural Service
USDA United States Department of Agriculture

Market Research Basics for Exporters

http://www.fas.usda.gov/agx/market_research/market_research_basics.asp

This webpage provides steps to doing market research for exporting products.  It also includes links to other resources available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service. 

Sponsoring Organization:
FAS Foreign Agricultural Service
USDA United States Department of Agriculture

New England Greenhouse Update

http://www.negreenhouseupdate.info/

New England Greenhouse Update is a resource for commercial growers of greenhouse crops and flowers. University Extension Specialists contribute pest messages and other information to this website from current observations at greenhouses in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Sponsoring Organization:
University of Massachusetts Extension
Connecticut Department of Agriculture

FARM Farm Asset Reinvestment Management Guarantee

The Wisconsim Housing and Economic Development Authority Farm Asset Reinvestment Management guarantee (FARM) is a loan guarantee for agricultural producers who want to start, expand or modernize their operations.

Sponsoring Organization:
WHEDA Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority

Profitable Farms and Woodlands A Practical Guide in Agroforestry for Landowners, Farmers and Ranchers

http://nac.unl.edu/profitable_farms.htm

The purpose of the guide is to assist underserved and limited resources farmers and woodland owners to adopt best management technologies in agroforestry.

Sponsoring Organization:
National Agroforestry Center
USDA United States Department of Agriculture

FACT Farmers Adopting Computer Technology

http://www.ncat.edu/academics/saes/cooperative-extension/Programs/fact.html

The Farmers Adopting Computer Technology (FACT) project is designed to train farm families one-on-one or in group settings how to use computers for their farming operations in order to become more competitive in the market place.

Sponsoring Organization:
North Carolina A&T Cooperative Extension Program

NY Bee Wellness Workshops

http://nybeewellness.com/

    A website with basic, science backed information  to assist beekeepers in maintaining healthy, productive honey bees, not only in New York but in surrounding states. It includes PDF's, video links and text.

Sponsoring Organization:
Empire State Honey Producers Association
USDA United States Department of Agriculture