| Useful links |
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Point and click for more resources for young and beginning farmers. |
| • USDA's Farm Service Agency >> |
| • National Young Farmer Education Association >> |
| • Communicating for Agriculture >> |
| • List of state beginning farmer and rancher aggie bond finance programs and contacts: >> |
| • Beginning Farmer Center -- Iowa State University Extension >> |
| • National Farm Transition Network >> |
| Iowa State programs join forces to help beginning farmers |
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The Iowa State University Extension Value Added Agriculture Program is now working together with the ISU Beginning Farmer Center to offer additional resources for beginning farmers. New resources available from the joint venture include an informal mentoring program for beginning farmers in Iowa interested in value-added agricultural enterprises and an online toolkit for beginning farmers. |
| • Full story and links >> >> |
| National Farm Transition Network Participants: |
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Several states participate in the National Farm Transition Network. Look below for your state's contact information. |
| Arkansas |
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Farm Link of Arkansas Arkansas Development Finance Authority P.O. Box 8023 Little Rock, AR 72203 Office: 501.682.5998 Contact: Joyce Hutchinson E-mail: jhutchinson@adfa.state.ar.us |
| • Arkansas >> |
| California |
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California FarmLink P.O. Box 2224 Sebastopol, CA 95473 Office: 707.829.1691 Fax: 707.829.1693 Contact: Steve Schwartz E-mail: info@californiafarmlink.org |
| • California >> |
| Connecticut |
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New England Land Link P.O. Box 608 Belchertown, MA 01007 Office: 413.323.4531 Fax: 413.323.9594 Contact: Kathy Ruhf, Director Matt Rulevich, Program Manager E-mail: landlink@smallfarm.org |
| • Connecticut >> |
| Iowa |
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Farm On - Beginning Farmer Center Iowa State University Extension 10861 Douglas Avenue, Suite B Urbandale, IA 50322 Office: 515.727.0656 Toll-free: 800.447.1985 Fax: 515.331.8908 Contact: John Baker E-mail: jrbaker@iastate.edu |
| • Iowa >> |
| Maine |
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Maine Farmlink P.O. Box 58 Freedom, ME 04941 Office: 207.382.3255 Fax: 207.382.3255 Contact: Susie O'Keeffe, Coordinator E-mail: smok@mofga.org |
| • Maine >> |
| New England Land Link |
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P.O. Box 608 Belchertown, MA 01007 Office: 413.323.4531 Fax: 413.323.9594 Contact: Kathy Ruhf, Director Matt Rulevich, Program Manager E-mail: landlink@smallfarm.org |
| • New England Land Link >> |
| Maryland |
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Eastern Shore Land Conservancy P.O. Box 169 Queenstown, MD 21658 Office: 410.827.9756 |
| • Maryland >> |
| Maryland Farm Link |
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50 Harry S. Truman Parkway Annapolis, MD 21401 Office: 410.841.5770 Contact: Valerie Gonlin E-mail: gonlinvm@mda.state.md.us |
| • Maryland Farm Link >> |
| Massachusetts |
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New England Land Link P.O. Box 608 Belchertown, MA 01007 Office: 413.323.4531 Fax: 413.323.9594 Contact: Kathy Ruhf, Director Matt Rulevich, Program Manager E-mail: landlink@smallfarm.org |
| • Massachusetts >> |
| Michigan |
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FarmLink Michigan Farm Bureau 7373 W Saginaw Hwy. Lansing, MI 48917 Office: 517.323.7000 Toll-free: 888.805.4864 Fax: 517.323.6604 Contact: Matthew Smego E-mail: msmego@mail.michfb.com |
| • Michigan >> |
| Minnesota |
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Land Stewardship Project Farm Beginnings P.O. Box 130 Lewiston, MN 55952 Office: 507.523.3366 Contact: Karen Stettler E-mail: stettler@landstewardshipproject.org |
| • Minnesota >> |
| Montana |
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Montana Farm Link Alternative Energy Resources Organization 432 NW Last Chance Gulch Helena, MT 59601 Office: 406.443.7272 Fax: 406.442.9120 Contact: Jonda Crosby, Sustainable Ag Program Manager E-mail: aero@aeromt.org |
| Nebraska |
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Land Link Center for Rural Affairs P.O. Box 406 Walthill, NE 68067 Office: 402.846.5428 Fax: 402.846.5420 Contact: Joy Johnson E-mail: joyj@cfra.org |
| • Nebraska >> |
| The Beginning Farmer Program |
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Nebraska Department of Agriculture P.O. Box 94947 Lincoln, NE 68509-4947 Office: 402.471.6890 Toll-free: 800.446.4071 Fax: 402.471.6876 Contact: Marian Beethe, Program Administrator E-mail: marianjb@agr.state.ne.us |
| • The Beginning Farmer Program >> |
| New Hampshire |
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New England Land Link P.O. Box 608 Belchertown, MA 01007 Office: 413.323.4531 Fax: 413.323.9594 Contact: Kathy Ruhf, Director Matt Rulevich, Program Manager E-mail: landlink@smallfarm.org |
| • New Hampshire >> |
| New Jersey |
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State Ag Development Committee State of New Jersey PO Box 330 Trenton, NJ 08625-0330 Office: 609.984.2504 Fax: 609.633.2004 Contact: David Kimmel E-mail: david.kimmel@ag.state.nj.us |
| • New Jersey >> |
| New York |
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NY FarmLink c/o NY FarmNet 415 Warren Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Office: 800.547.FARM E-mail: info@farmlink.org |
| • New York >> |
| North Carolina |
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North Carolina Farm Transition Network P.O. Box 27766 Raleigh, NC 27611 919/782-1705 ext. 8290 fax 919/788-1075 Contact: Andrew Branan, Director |
| • North Carolina >> |
| Pennsylvania |
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Pennsylvania Farm Link 2708 A North Colebrook Road Manheim, PA 17545 Office: 717.664.7077 Fax: 717.664.7078 Contact: Marion Bowlan E-mail pafarmlink@redrose.net |
| • Pennsylvania >> |
| Rhode Island |
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New England Land Link P.O. Box 608 Belchertown, MA 01007 Office: 413.323.4531 Fax: 413.323.9594 Contact: Kathy Ruhf, Director Matt Rulevich, Program Manager E-mail: landlink@smallfarm.org |
| • Rhode Island >> |
| Vermont |
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Land Link Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture Office: 802.656.0233 Fax: 802.656.8874 Contact: Deb Heleba |
| • Vermont >> |
| New England Land Link |
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P.O. Box 608 Belchertown, MA 01007 Office: 413.323.4531 Fax: 413.323.9594 Contact: Kathy Ruhf, Director Matt Rulevich, Program Manager E-mail: landlink@smallfarm.org |
| • New England Land Link >> |
| Virginia |
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Virginia FarmLink Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services P.O. Box 1163 Richmond, VA 23218 Office: 804.786.3501 Fax: 804.371.2945 Contact: William P. Dickinson, Jr. E-mail: wdickinson@vdacs.state.va.us |
| Washington |
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Washington Farm Assistance Puget Sound Farm Trust P.O. Box 47436 Seattle, WA 98146 Office: 206.767.7334 Fax: 206.767.0111 Contact: Melinda McBride E-mail: melindam@thefarmtrust.org |
| Washington FarmLink |
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Cascade Harvest Coalition 4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Room 12 Seattle, WA 98103 Office: 206.632.0606 Fax: 206.632.1080 Contact: Mary Embleton E-mail: mary@oz.net |
| • Washington FarmLink >> |
| Wisconsin |
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Wisconsin Farm Center Office: 800.942.2474 or 608.224.5049 Fax: 608.224.5110 Contact: Gwen Garvey E-mail: Gwen.Garvey@datcp.state.wi.us |
| • Wisconsin >> |
