Beginning Farmer Webinars
The Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Program hosts webinars that showcase important start-up topics and resources for beginning farmers and ranchers. Past webinars have covered a wide variety of topics, including: whole farm planning, access to credit, enterprise analysis, land transfer, farm labor and internships, and more
Looking for a previously recorded webinar?
Visit our Webinar Archive page to watch, rewatch, or download slides and materials from previous webinars
The Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition is a state-wide and coalition-based Extension program, housed in Virginia Tech’s Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education. Funding was sponsored by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Award #2017-70011-26861, and the Southern Risk Management Education Center Grant #545015. For more information about the program or funding, contact Kim Niewolny, Program Director and Extension Specialist, at niewolny@vt.edu or 540-231-5784.
For website updates, such as broken links, please contact vabeginningfarmer@vt.edu
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