"The Beginning Farmer Network of Massachusetts (BFN/Mass) is a collaborative network of farmers and farm service providers dedicated to beginning farmer success in MA."
Direct-market farmers can use this publication to introduce potential stakeholders to direct-market business models and what it takes for their farm to achieve profitability.
The Upper Midwest Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT) and Angelic Organics Learning Center (AOLC) created the Farmer Development Scholarship Program to help farmers in the Upper Midwest CRAFT network offset the costs of continuing education as they build and grow their young farm businesses. Eligible farms can apply for
This is a recording of the Novemner 15, 2012 Webinar on outcomes reporting presented by Alexandra Wilson - NIFA, Stephanie Ritchie - NAL & Start2Farm, and grantee Beth Holtzman - UVM Extension.
In 1997, ten farmers from northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin founded the Upper Midwest Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT), the second CRAFT program in the U.S. Since then, the alliance has become one of the leading efforts to train the next generation of organic, biodynamic, and sustainable farmers.
The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (IFFS) Young Farmer Training Program (YFTP) is a paid multi-year farming apprenticeship for youth in Wake County. The IFFS Raleigh Teaching Farm hosts apprentices two days per week beginning each Spring.
"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.
"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.
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.