Southeast Region

Program is available and open to anyone in the southeast U.S. including AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, PR, SC, TN, VA, VI, WV.

Virginia Whole Farm Planning: An Educational Program for Farm Start-up & Development LAND ACQUISITION AND TENURE

http://www.vabeginningfarmer.aee.vt.edu/planning/whole_farm_planning.html

The Land Acquisition and Tenure module is designed to help beginning farmers and ranchers develop and implement farm tenure and transfer goals as part of the whole farm plan.  Established farmers who are planning for the transfer of farm may also find their module useful. 

Sponsoring Organization:
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project

Virginia Whole Farm Planning: An Educational Program for Farm Start-up & Development HOLISTIC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

http://www.vabeginningfarmer.aee.vt.edu/planning/whole_farm_planning.html

The Holistic Business Management module is designed to help beginning farmers and ranchers develop and implement early financial and resource management goals as part of the whole farm plan. 

Sponsoring Organization:
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project

Virginia Whole Farm Planning: An Educational Program for Farm Start-up & Development MARKETING

http://www.vabeginningfarmer.aee.vt.edu/planning/whole_farm_planning.html

The Marketing module is designed to help beginning farmers and ranchers develop and implement their goals for market analysis, product establishment, and development of viable marketing channels. 

Sponsoring Organization:
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project

Virginia Whole Farm Planning: An Educational Program for Farm Start-up & Development INTRO TO WHOLE FARM PLANNING

http://www.vabeginningfarmer.aee.vt.edu/planning/whole_farm_planning.html

The purpose of the Introduction to Whole Farm Planning module is to help beginning farmers and ranchers in Virginia to make informed farm planning decisions by introducing them to the whole farm planning process. 

Sponsoring Organization:
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project

ACSP Agriculture Cost Share Program

http://www.ncagr.gov/SWC/costshareprograms/ACSP/index.html

"The North Carolina Agriculture Cost Share Program helps address nonpoint pollution by providing technical and financial resources to prevent damage to our water resources from soil erosion, excessive fertilizer use, animal waste contamination, and improper use of agricultural chemicals.

Sponsoring Organization:
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Small Dairy Pasteurizer Loan Program

http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/agribiz/dairyloan.htm

"The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Agribusiness Development Office is conducting a pilot project to loan small batch dairy pasteurizers to specialty farmstead dairy producers in North Carolina.

Sponsoring Organization:
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Marketing Strategies to Improve the Economic Viability of Beginning Farmers and Support Strategies to Support Beginning Farmers

http://www.pacificgatewaycenter.org/portal/default.aspx

"All activities below will be conducted in a culturally appropriate manner in the client's language.  Curriculum will cover business filing, documentation of cash receipts and taxes. Also, the needs of marketing outlets will be identified and conveyed to clients to better align both parties' interests.

Sponsoring Organization:
Pacific Gateway Center

Farm Incubator Educational Training Program and Web-based Resource Center for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

http://www.aamu.edu/Academics/alns/SFRC/Pages/default.aspx

"Alabama A&M University's (AAMU) Small Farms Research Center has a long history of serving the needs of small, limited resource and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in Alabama. Since 2008, the Center has assisted over 300 agricultural producers through value-added producer grants, crop insurance, cost-share and loan programs.

Sponsoring Organization:
Small Farms Research Center at Alabama A&M University

Young Farmer Training Program

http://www.foodshuttle.org/program/young-farmer-training-program

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.

Sponsoring Organization:
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle

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