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Wisconsin Receives Funding to Support Beginning Farmers
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 10/13/2015

The USDA has announced more than $17 million in grants for organizations that will develop training and provide other resources for beginning farmers and ranchers across the nation. Four Wisconsin groups will share part of the funding, which was made available through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program.

State recipients include Easter Seals Wisconsin, Inc., $496,914; Southwest Badger Resource Conservation & Development Council, $219,274; University of Wisconsin-Madison, $187,379; and Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service, $310,419.

"When new farmers and ranchers start their operations, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program can help them implement tested strategies and new ideas that in turn benefit all of us by reducing food insecurity, growing economic opportunities, and building communities," said Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden. "Today, we are partnering with organizations who recognize that an investment in our beginning farmers and ranchers is also an investment in our future."

The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program was first established by the 2008 farm bill and was continued in the 2014 farm bill. The program provides support to those who have farmed or ranched for less than 10 years.

NIFA awards grants to organizations throughout the United States that implement programs to train beginning farmers and ranchers, which may take place through workshops, educational teams, training, or technical assistance.


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