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Training, Developing, and Mentoring Beginning Organic Dairy and Feed Producers
Greg Stephens and Siny Joseph
Summary
This poster will feature the results and an assessment of a recent National Farmers NIFI training program hosted from 2016 through 2019 with a goal of helping beginning farmers enter into organic dairy and grain production and to improve the success and sustainability of current beginning organic dairy and grain producers. The dynamic educational program consisted of 36 workshops in 12 states with 857 beginning farmers among the 1,150 in attendance. The workshops were tasked to increase the knowledge, skills, and tools of beginning organic dairy and grain producers as they relate to organic production, marketing, business, and financial management.
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Details
| Conference | 2020 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference |
| Presentation Type | Poster |