Cultivating Next-Gen Farmers

[...]in 2016, 86 percent of FarmLink's borrowers were minority farmers, primarily Latino. Guided by NYFC's recent survey, the reforms call for land access and affordability; helping young farmers manage student debt; increasing the skilled agricultural workforce; enabling farmers to invest...

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Published in:Rural Cooperatives 2018-01, Vol.85 (1), p.4-11
Main Author: Merlo, Catherine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural cooperatives
Agriculture
Careers
Cooperatives
Corn
Education
Farm management
Farmers
Farms
Managerial skills
Mentors
Nonprofit organizations
Perdue, Sonny
Personal profiles
Rural areas
Student debt
Youth organizations
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Summary:[...]in 2016, 86 percent of FarmLink's borrowers were minority farmers, primarily Latino. Guided by NYFC's recent survey, the reforms call for land access and affordability; helping young farmers manage student debt; increasing the skilled agricultural workforce; enabling farmers to invest in on-farm conservation; improving credit, savings and risk management opportunities; and addressing racial inequity among farmers. In 2008, he founded Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) for the "thousands of men and women looking for meaningful work, who found farming to be good for their well-being, their families and their communities," he says. Since its start-up, some 10,000 military veterans have reached out to FVC. NFU also offers an online, interactive virtual conference called "Growing for the Future" that focuses on beginning farmer and rancher issues, including mentorship, business planning, USDA programs, women and veterans in farming. * Farm Credit Services of America's Young and Beginning Farmer loan program is tailored for producers 35 or younger, or with 10 years of farming experience or less.
ISSN:1088-8845
2169-2203