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The Building Environmental Leaders in Animal Agriculture (BELAA) project has several objectives: Reward proactive young & beginning animal ag producers for environmental stewardship through the "Environmental Leader" award program, Develop educational modules for use by classroom teachers, extension staff, young farmer & r

"The goal of this program is to increase the success of beginning farmers and ranchers in the Southeast Region of Pennsylvania. The Program aims to enhance the success of beginning farmers by providing education and hands-on training in: production, marketing, financial management, land acquisition, and other resource acquisition."

"The goal is for absentee forest landowners to learn science-based information to practice sound, sustainable, and progressive management of their forested properties while conserving (wise use) forest, soil, and water resources in accordance with their management objectives.

"This project will recruit students from Pine Ridge Reservation for a vocational training program designed to give them the skills they will need to succeed independently as agricultural producers.

"Legal and Technical Support for Minnesota's Promising Beginning and Immigrant Farmers is to stabilize and expand the population of socially disadvantaged and limited resource beginning farmers who have the knowledge to make the informed decisions necessary to successfully own and operate family farms.

The non-profit Regenerative Design Institute offers two-week and one-year permaculture design certification courses. Workshops, courses and events focus on permaculture design, nature awareness, wild-crafting, and community leadership.

Half-day, on-site workshops on ranch management and business topics provide "participants practical tools...to increase profit, improve their land, and improve their relationships."

Ranching for Profit is a one-week residential business school for livestock producers that explores integrated grazing, animal, and business management. Training focuses on strategic restructuring of farm/ranch business to ensure sustainable profit while improving the land.