NIFA announced grant investments of more than $53 million across three programs for farmers, ranchers, and military veterans to support agriculture.
Farming is the best career in the world. Ask any farmer. Just don’t forget to brace yourself for the ugly, especially when you start a farm.
It can be a bit difficult for young farmers to uncover resources to start a serious for-profit part- or full-time agribusiness.
The most recent Census of Agriculture reports that in 2017, there were 674,940 principal beginning farmers and 908,274 new farmers.
Cook says one of the most important things a young farmer or rancher need to think about is the use of debt.
Beginning farmers are getting a boost thanks to $17.7 million in funding from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
Last week, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act was introduced in Congress by Reps. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE).
Beginning farmers can now apply for a new mentorship program thanks to a partnership between the USDA and SCORE. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue signed a Memorandum of Understanding with officials from SCORE, the nation’s largest volunteer network of expert business mentors, to provide resources for beginning ranchers, veterans, women, socially disadvantaged Americans and others, […]
The rising cost of healthcare and the lack of access to affordable health insurance is one of the most significant concerns facing American farmers.
Twenty-four Land Access Trainers are now available to help beginning farmers secure agricultural land as part of a nationwide, four-year-long project.