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F2F volunteers provide technical assistance on practical interventions that increase food production and income, improve farm and agribusiness operations, help farmers gain access to markets, build local capacity, and conserve natural resources. Volunteers not only offer much-needed training, they also build meaningful relationships, fostering mutual understanding and respect. The 2018-2023 program focuses on Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Colombia, Guyana and Burma, as well as other select countries in the region. A projected 610 volunteer experiences will be completed over the next five years.

Farmer to Farmer is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. We are located in Western Wisconsin with members throughout the U.S. Farmer to Farmer was founded in 1989 as a solidarity-based organization. Over the years we have worked in Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador and Guatemala. Our current work is focused in Guatemala and Honduras. We work directly with family coffee farmers, buying their organic coffee directly for an above fair trade price. The profits from the coffee sales go back to the farmers and to help support various projects including school scholarships for students in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala.

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Traditional technical and financial assistance at NRCS can help overcome some of these barriers, but farmer-to-farmer education provides the critical missing piece that enables farmers to overcome adoption barriers by having someone with firsthand experience share both the benefits and challenges of practice adoption. Learning from other farmers can help answer key questions about perceived risks to yield, labor costs, and product quality that can prevent farmers from trying a new practice. A recent AFT survey revealed that over 50% of producers surveyed sought conservation education from another farmer, versus 20% from NRCS. Many farmers are interested in providing or receiving support from other producers, but do not know where to start. The Farmer-to-Farmer Education Act of 2023 would address this gap by building capacity for existing networks, and supporting the creation of new ones.

The bipartisan Farmer-to-Farmer Education Act of 2023 will facilitate peer-to-peer learning by enabling NRCS to enter into cooperative agreements with non-profits, institutions of higher learning, states, conservation districts, Tribes, and others. These agreement holders would be responsible for referring farmers to existing farmer-to-farmer networks, promoting peer to peer learning events like soil health field days, identifying and filling gaps in existing opportunities, and connecting mentors with mentees while paying them for their time and expertise.

To see the full list of endorsing organizations, please click here. For further information on advancing conservation goals in the next farm bill through farmer-to-farmer technical assistance, click here or visit our FAQ page.

This lunchtime meetup is for farmers currently hosting or interested in hosting farm apprentices through the MOFGA apprenticeship program. We will discuss hosting challenges that came up this past season and discuss any changes needed to make the program more supportive for both farm managers and apprentices. Farmers that host other educational offerings for beginning farmers on their farm are also welcome to attend.

Join John Sundling, floral designer of Portland-based Plant Office, and flower growers for an in-depth discussion of how to handle flowers after they leave your fields. Sara Cannon from Bumbleroot Organic Farm will bring a farmer perspective of considerations for flower longevity. With a particular focus on delivering flowers to wholesale clients, we will get detailed about this crucial element of delivering a high-quality product to market. The presentation and conversation will also include an update on the first year of operations of the Maine Flower Collective.

How do you communicate the important details of various tasks on your farm? A handbook, signs, training videos, standard operating procedure (SOP) documents? The first half of this session will be a farmer panel where you will learn from others about communication as a critical aspect of efficiency, consistency and profitability. What are the fail-safe methods that other farmers use successfully? The second half of this workshop will discuss farm team meeting best practices and offer templates and checklists that you can work with both during thesession and back on your farm. There will be ample time for farmer-to-farmer exchange with facilitation by Leslie Forstadt of University of Maine Extension and Polly Shyka of Villageside Farm.

Join attorney Amy Manzelli in this session hosted by Legal Food Hub to review tools that help build a legally resilient farm. In running a farm business, there are lots of important legal issues to consider, from what type of business entity you are to how to protect yourself from liability and plan for the future. This interactive session will equip both beginning and established farmers with the legal know-how to tackle these key decisions as their businesses grow and change. Please bring your legal questions and during this interactive session the attorney can provide general information applicable to your farm.

Paul Feenan of High Mowing Organic Seeds will facilitate a group discussion with help from a panel of seed company representatives, growers and farm service providers. Join the discussion and share with others about variety selections that work well and why, as well as areas where improvements still can be made. A small group will start and frame the conversation before it is opened to the larger group in farmer-to-farmer style. Come ready to write furiously and participate in this collaborative sharing and brainstorming session.

This short session is an opportunity to hear about new fencing technology and how it is being implemented in rotational grazing operations. Dan Smith secured grant funding to trial invisible fencing collars on cattle dairies in the Northeast using Nofence technology out of Europe. Jacki Perkins will share how Rob Albers, sheep farmer in Aroostook County has invested in the RAPPA system from Britain. Both systems will be discussed in this session.

This session will feature a few farmer speakers who will cover the soil health practices they use on their farms. A general discussion of everyone in the room on soil health practices that they have found successful, or not, on their own farms will follow.

We have various scholarships available especially for women farmers, veteran farmers and BIPOC farmers. To apply for a scholarship please fill out this scholarship application by October 20.

NCBA CLUSA partners with Engineers Without Borders and National Peace Corps Association to recruit volunteers. NCBA CLUSA identifies host organizations, develops technical assistance plans, coordinates logistics, offers translation services when needed and provides travel coverage for skilled volunteers from the US. Technical assistance from US farmers, businesses, cooperatives and universities helps small holder farmers in developing countries improve productivity, access new markets, and conserve natural resources and the environment.

Farmer to Farmer (F2F) is a volunteer program funded by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), that matches volunteer agricultural experts with farmers in developing countries.

U.S. volunteers provide technical assistance to smallholder farmers in Africa, Asia, the Carribbean, and Eastern Europe. Assignments average about three weeks and all travel expenses and stipend are paid to the volunteer. To find out more about the program, go to USAID: THE JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARMER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM.

Many AGNR faculty and Extension agents have participated in Farmer to Farmer. While USAID is the funding agency, several non-profit organizations implement the program by recruiting volunteers, identifying projects and managing the logistics. Anna Glenn, a UME Faculty Extension Assistant in Baltimore County, worked for three weeks in Tanzinia, teaching local farmers about sustainable farming practices, integrated pest management, among other things. This was her second F2F assignment, she also volunteered in Haiti. You can read about her Tanzania assignment.

America's next generation of farmers and ranchers are supported through FSA's "Beginning Farmer" direct and guaranteed loan programs. Farm Ownership loans can provide access to land and capital. Operating loans can assist beginning farmers in becoming prosperous and competitive by helping to pay normal operating or family living expenses; open doors to new markets and marketing opportunities; assist with diversifying operations; and so much more. Through the Microloan program, beginning farmers and ranchers have an important source of financial assistance during the start-up years.

While FSA is fully committed to all farmers and ranchers, there is a special focus on the particular credit needs of farmers and ranchers who are in their first 10 years of operation. Each year, FSA targets a portion of its lending by setting aside a portion of all loan funds for financing beginning farmer and rancher operations. With the single exception of the Direct Farm Ownership Down Payment Loan, the Beginning Farmer classification is not related to a type of loan program; it references a specific, targeted funding source.

Let's say the average size farm for "ABC County" is 94 acres. 30 percent of the average, rounded to the nearest tenth, is 28.2 acres. So, to meet the beginning farmer requirement, a loan applicant may not own more than 28.2 acres when the loan application is submitted.

Being a beginning farmer is one of the requirements to be eligible for the Direct Farm Ownership Down Payment Loan. Down Payment loan funds may be used only to partially finance the purchase of a family farm. Loan applicants must contribute a minimum down payment of 5 percent of the purchase price of the farm and the Agency will finance 45 percent to a maximum loan amount of $300,150. The balance of the purchase price not covered by the down payment loan and the loan applicant's down payment may be financed by a commercial lender (XLS, 275KB), private lender, a cooperative, or the seller. 17dc91bb1f