
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
Upcoming Webinars
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Article ItemCoalition Partner Mini-Grant Project Update , article
Join us for this webinar where we will hear summaries from Coalition partner mini-grant recipients about their recent projects.
Recent Webinars
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Article ItemBlack Farmer Livelihood Strategies to Mediate Financial and Emotional Stress , article
Dr. Andrew Smolski and Dr. Michael Schulman from North Carolina State University share their research findings about factors that contribute to black farmer sustainable livelihoods.
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Article ItemAn Introduction to Virginia Farm Link , article
Jen Perkins, Coordinator at the Office of Farmland Preservation, provides an overview of the Virginia Farm Link Program and walks through the new website.
Webinar Archive
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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 #2020-49400-32326. For more information about the program, contact Katie Trozzo, Program Coordinator, at vabeginningfarmer@vt.edu or 540-231-4582. For other questions, contact Kim Niewolny, Program Director, at niewolny@vt.edu.
For website updates, such as broken links, please contact vabeginningfarmer@vt.edu