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A Victory for the Next Generation of Sustainable and Organic Farmers: USDA...

December 2, 2009, 2:15 pm

A Victory for the Next Generation of Sustainable and Organic Farmers! USDA has agreed to implement the CRP Transition Option Early in 2010. From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC):...

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CRAFT: Training Our Next Generation of Organic, Biodynamic, and Sustainable...

February 6, 2010, 9:14 pm

Support for Farm Interns in Michigan Coming This Season Training our next generation of organic, biodynamic, and sustainable farmers CRAFT (Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training) is a...

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Sustainable Farmer – Titus Farms: The Next Generation

July 20, 2010, 11:26 pm

A nice video about the next generation of young farmers, local food, and diversified agricultural production.

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Article on Aging Farmers and the Need for New Entrants

December 9, 2010, 11:31 pm

Agriculture Gets Old: Will The West Run Out of Farmers? A nonprofit helps young farmers break into an increasingly tough business (From NewWest Food and Agriculture) By Tim Sprinkle, 12-10-10 EXCERPT:...

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Farm Family Business: Boost the Next Generation’s Success

December 13, 2010, 3:02 am

Article By Kim Adrian (DTN Progressive Farmer) EXCERPT: In the world of family-owned businesses, there are lots of scary succession statistics. One that appears most often is that only 30 percent of...

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Passing Your Farm to the Next Generation Program, Iowa

January 16, 2011, 11:14 am

A two day program, sponsored by Iowa State University’s Beginning Farmer Center and Iowa State University Extension, is being offered for families involved in a multiple generation farm business. The...

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Farm Succession Planning Resources

January 31, 2011, 1:52 am

This post is a prelude to a new Succession Planning Page on Beginning Farmers. Succession planning is essential to the process of passing a farm on to the next generation as smoothly and successfully...

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Youth Gardening Helps Grow the Next Generation of Farmers

February 6, 2011, 11:36 am

Garden Teacher Kim Allen Offers Youth Space to Grow (by Sarah Henry – Berkelyside) For four years Kim Allen has served as garden program manager for Berkeley Youth Alternatives (BYA), which provides a...

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The Next Generation: Who Will Take Over the Farm?

August 15, 2014, 9:19 am

Teacher or farmer: how would you decide? The average age of a dairy farmer in New York is 57 according to the latest farm census figures. That means many North Country dairy farms are thinking about...

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Supporting the Next Generation of Farmers Article

February 2, 2015, 9:09 am

Article: Ten ways to support the next generation of farmers A new wave of food pioneers, mostly from non-farming backgrounds, is turning to careers in agriculture. But farming is a career path filled...

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National Young Farmers Coalition Seeking Bloggers

May 5, 2015, 8:30 am

Apply now to be a 2015 Bootstrap Blogger with the National Young Farmers’ Coalition (NYFC)! Each year, NYFC’s Bootstrap Blog follows farmers starting new farm businesses, like Nate Brownlee of...

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