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Scholarships available for young farmer conference
By: Morgan Slaven, Program Assistant, Membership and Program Development Scholarships are being offered for the Virtual Grange National Young Farmers Conference, held December 3-5, 2014. “Reviving...
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Help Your Entrepreneurial Garden Grow: The Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
By: Morgan Slaven, Program Assistant, Membership and Program Development “Booming interest in entrepreneurship has led many people to think that entrepreneurship is synonymous with Silicon Valley. This...
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Redefining Rural: A Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge Update
By: Morgan Slaven, Program Assistant, Membership and Program Development Have you ever tried to define what it means to be “rural”? It’s tough! Rural comes in all shapes, sizes and demographics. While...
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Joining Forces to Help Veterans: AFBF and the Farmer Veteran Coalition...
By: Morgan Slaven, Program Assistant, Membership and Program Development *Portions of this blog are used with permission from Jamie Clark Tiralla, author of “Skills acquired in service carrying over to...
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The Farm Bill’s Impact on New Farmers
By Morgan Slaven, Program Assistant, Membership and Program Development The USDA is providing a unique opportunity to answer your questions about the Farm Bill’s effect on new and beginning farmers and...
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The REI Challenge: Needed Now More than Ever
By: Morgan Slaven, Program Assistant, Membership and Program Development The Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge application closed the evening of September 15. With a turnout of over 200...
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Fall Brings First-Ever Food Buyers Exchange to Chicago
By: Morgan Slaven, Program Assistant, Membership and Program Development The weather is cooling off, the days are shorter, and harvested crops are ready to go to market. The timing seems appropriate...
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Developing Export Capacity
Information provided by: Lilia McFarland New and Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program Coordinator U.S. Department of Agriculture Exporting can be a valuable tool for new and beginning farmers to build...
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Community Supported Agriculture Learning Opportunity
Those interested in overcoming legal obstacles associated Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) are invited to attend webinars sponsored by Maryland agricultural organizations. According to the...
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We are moving!
Thank for following our blog. We are transitioning from the Rural Community Building blog to American Farm Bureau’s Voice of Agriculture website Rural Development program page. We hope that you will...
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