Tuesday, February 11, 2025

USDA commits $2.5 M to expand new farmer education

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PHILADELPHIA — USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden has announced that $2.5 million in grants is now available for projects to educate new and underserved farmers about more than 20 USDA Farm Service Agency programs that can provide financial, disaster or technical assistance to the agricultural community.

The grants will be awarded to nonprofits and public higher education institutions that develop proposals to improve farmer education on topics such as financial training, value-added production, recordkeeping, property inheritance and crop production practices.

"We want to partner with nonprofits, colleges and universities who share USDA's priority of helping more Americans enter. . .

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