Farm Answers

William Crutchfield of Virginia State University shares their Small Farms Outreach program's New Farmer Orientation class.

ext.vsu.edu/sdvbfr-program [website]

@VSUCollegeofAgriculture [Facebook]

@VSU_AG [Instagram]

Bill Hlubik, Trevor Styles, and Linnea Eberly of Rutgers University Extension share their three phase training program for beginning farmers.

rubeginnerfarmer.rutgers.edu [website]

@RUReadytoFarm [Facebook]

@RUReadytoFarm [Instagram]

RU Ready to Farm on CBS News

Henry English of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff shares their beginning farmer class, workshops, and direct assistance opportunities for beginning farmers.

uapb.edu/small-farm-program [website]

@UAPB.SAFHS [Facebook]

@UAPB_SAFHS [Instagram]

@UAPB_SAFHS [X]

Jessica Groskopf of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shares how their Women in Agriculture program is benefiting beginning farmers.

cap.unl.edu [website]

@NEWomenInAg [Facebook]

@NEWomenInAg [Instagram]

@NEWomenInAg [X]

Matt Gordon, Megan Fehrman, and Andrew Collins-Anderson of Rogue Farm Corps share their resource guide, equity literacy curriculum, and land connection program for Oregon's beginning farmers.

roguefarmcorps.org [website]

ocfsn.org [OCFSN website]

@RogueFarmCorps [Facebook]

@RogueFarmCorps [Instagram]

@RogueFarmCorps [X]

Ken Olson of South Dakota State University shares how their intensive educational programs are reaching beginning farmers and ranchers.

extension.sdstate.edu [website]

extension.sdstate.edu/beefsd [BeefSD website]

extension.sdstate.edu/agritourismsd-program [AgritourismSD website]

@SDSUExtension [Facebook]

@SDSUExtension [Instagram]

Andy Larson and Sarah Larson of the Food Finance Institute share their financial coaching program for beginning farmers.

foodfinanceinstitute.org [website]

@FFIEdibleAlpha [Facebook]

@FoodFinanceInstitute [LinkedIn]

Kenneth White of the Segar Advocacy Institute shares their farmer meetings and on-site farming events for beginning farmers.

segarai.org [website]

@SegarAdvocacyInstitute [Facebook]

@SegarAIOrg [Instagram]

@SegarAdvocacyInstitute [LinkedIn]

Britt Calendo of the Chicago Botanic Garden-Windy City Harvest discusses their work with beginning farmers through an apprenticeship program, food safety training, and a farm incubator program.

chicagobotanic.org/urbanagriculture [website]

@WindyCityHarvest [Facebook]

@WindyCityHarvest [Instagram]

@WCHProduce [X]

Lori Stern of Marbleseed shares their organic farming conference, farmer-to-farmer mentorship program, field days, and farmer advancement fund.

marbleseed.org [website]

@Marbleseed [Facebook]

@Marbleseedorg [Instagram]