Land O’Lakes is giving its young members the tools to lead discussions, welcome the public to their farms, and advocate in policymaking.
The bill would address key barriers to entry for young farmers, including access to farmland, training, and federal programs.
It’s crucial to encourage involvement in production agriculture, and the 2018 Farm Bill is the most important bill for new farmers to date.
Cook says one of the most important things a young farmer or rancher need to think about is the use of debt.
The National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) today released Farm Service Agency Loans: the Ins and Outs of Growing a Farm with Federal Loans, an illustrated guidebook for farmers looking to secure credit from USDA. This is the first comprehensive plain language guide to FSA loans since before the introduction of the popular microloan in 2013. […]
Young farmers and ranchers from around the country showed off their skills this week at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2018 Annual Convention & IDEAg Trade Show. The Achievement Award, which recognizes young farmers and ranchers who have excelled in their farming or ranching operations and exhibited superior leadership abilities. Participants are evaluated on a […]
America’s next generation of young farmers expect to overcome major barriers to their success in agriculture, including access to land, but success will require deliberate policy change at all levels of government, according to the 2017 National Young Farmer Survey. The survey was conducted by the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) in partnership with Dr. […]
This summer qualified young and beginning Maryland farmers can get some green backing in exchange for preserving farmland through the “Next Gen Program.”
Vivian Howard always swore she would never be a farmer, marry a farmer, or settle down in Eastern North Carolina, but after 15 years away she returned to her roots in rural America and rediscovered a taste for the farm life. Zach Bailey’s father didn’t want the farm to be an obligation for his children […]
If you want to buy the farm, you need to have a business plan. That’s the first step Farm Credit Services highly recommends to young and beginning farmers. We visited with Carl Horne, Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit, at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention in Kansas City to find […]