{"id":7657,"date":"2015-02-02T11:35:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T18:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=7657"},"modified":"2015-02-02T11:35:43","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T18:35:43","slug":"usda-invests-18-million-train-beginning-farmers-ranhcers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/02\/02\/usda-invests-18-million-train-beginning-farmers-ranhcers\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA invests $18 million to train beginning farmers and ranchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/beginning-farmers.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7658\" alt=\"beginning-farmers\" src=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/beginning-farmers-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/beginning-farmers-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/beginning-farmers.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Department of Agriculture&#8217;s Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden (USDA) has announced more than $18 million in grants to educate, mentor, and enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The grants are available through the\u00a0<a title=\"Opens in new window.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nifa.usda.gov\/funding\/bfrdp\/bfrdp.html\" target=\"extWindow\">Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program<\/a>\u00a0(BFRDP) administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), which was authorized by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Farm Bill).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As new farmers and ranchers get started, they are really looking to their community for support. The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program empowers these farmers and ranchers to bring innovative ideas to the table when it comes to addressing food security, creating economic enterprises, and building communities,&#8221; said Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden. &#8220;As we celebrate the first anniversary of the 2014 Farm Bill, programs like these are evidence that an investment in beginning farmers and ranchers is an investment in our future&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The grant announcement was made at Recirculating Farms Coalition in New Orleans. Recirculating Farms received a BFRDP grant to develop training sessions focusing on soil-based production and aquaculture for new and beginning farmers in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>The BFRDP program, first established by the 2008 Farm Bill, aims to support those who have farmed or ranched less than 10 years with workshops, educational teams, training, and technical assistance throughout the United States. NIFA awards grants to organizations that implement programs to train beginning farmers and ranchers. Today&#8217;s announcement was funded by the 2014 Farm Bill, which continued authorization of this program.<\/p>\n<p>The 2014 Farm Bill mandated at least five percent of BFRDP funding support veterans and socially disadvantaged farmers. Among today&#8217;s announcement, more than 15 percent of the funded projects have a substantial component that supports veterans and farming, while about 50 percent of the projects focus mainly on socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.\u00a0<a title=\"Opens in new window.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usda.gov\/documents\/BFRDPFactSheet.pdf\" target=\"extWindow\">A fact sheet with a complete list of awardees and project descriptions<\/a>\u00a0is available on the USDA website.<\/p>\n<p>More information about USDA support for new farmers and ranchers is available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usda.gov\/newfarmers\">www.usda.gov\/newfarmers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program is currently accepting applications for the 2015 grant cycle.\u00a0<a title=\"Opens in new window.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nifa.usda.gov\/fo\/beginningfarmersandranchers.cfm\" target=\"extWindow\">Applications<\/a>\u00a0are due March 13, 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/USDAOC\/bulletins\/ee1491\">Link to complete news release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Department of Agriculture&#8217;s Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden (USDA) has announced more than $18 million in grants to educate, mentor, and enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. 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