Tag: beginning farmers
Beginning farmer workshop will be May 4
PA Veteran Farming Network will host a Beginning Farmer workshop May 4.
Horizon Farm Credit awarding grants to beginning farmers
Horizon Farm Credit invites new and beginning farmers to apply for the JumpStart program.
USDA grant will help beginning farmers in Pennsylvania
A $50,000 grant from the USDA will go toward a Penn State Extension program aimed at training for beginning farmers.
Nominees wanted for USDA committee on beginning farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking nominees to the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers.
Just figuring out electric fencing
Eric Keller put the "just figure it out" method to the test while setting up electric fencing for his cattle and sheep.
New online course helps beginning farmers qualify for tax credit program
A new online course will help Ohio’s beginning farmers qualify for the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Beginning Farmer Tax Credit program.
Letter to the editor: Support the farm bill for small farmers
A beginning farmer and Farm and Dairy reader calls for support for a farm bill that supports Appalachia’s small farms.
Ohio Dept. of Ag introduces beginning farmer tax credit
The Beginning Farmer Tax Credit is now available to those who've recently entered the field and those who help beginning farmers.
Land access remains top barrier for young and beginning farmers
Land access continues to be the top challenge for young farmers in 2022, according to a new survey report from the National Young Farmers Coalition. It was the top challenge in 2017, and since then, finding affordable land to farm has only gotten more difficult for many.
Ohio bill to create beginning farmer tax credit passes legislature
The Ohio legislature passed a bill that could help make the road to farming easier for beginning farmers. House Bill 95 authorizes tax credits both for beginning farmers who attend a financial management program, and for people and businesses who sell or rent farmland, equipment, livestock or buildings to beginning farmers.
