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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Beginning Farmer"”.
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Perceptions of Iowa beginning farmers toward beginning farmer education
<p>http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39315404</p>
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On-Farm Apprenticeships: Labor Identities and Sociocultural Reproduction within Alternative Agrifood Movements
… gaining momentum as an important strategy for beginning farmer training. They are also a space for identity work and rehearsal of alternative agrifood movement practice (AAMs; MacAuley and Niewolny, 2016; Pilgeram, 2011). AAMs embody and recursively construct values of biophysical …
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Competing Risks Models of Farm Service Agency Guaranteed Operating and Farm Ownership Loans
… Farm Credit System (FCS), or other lenders to farmers who have limited ability to obtain loans from normal sources without the Federal guarantee. The guarantee allows for payment up to 95 percent when borrowers default. Cox proportional hazards models for operating loans and farm ownership …
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Evaluating the Impacts of Respondent Errors in ARMS: A Case of Farm Service Agency Loans
… were Socially disadvantaged eligible, or were beginning farmer eligible. These results allow future researchers using ARMS data to appraise operator debt status to be better informed about potential data limitations.</p>
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Exploring Immigrant Farming Programs and Social Capital: A Mixed Method Approach to Program Evaluation
… of farm entry programs that assist immigrants in beginning and sustaining farm operations in the United States. Organizations such as Cooperative Extension, resettlement agencies, and African mutual aid associations have developed beginning farmer programs that provide a supportive foundation for …
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Understanding Incubator Farms: Innovative Programs in New Farmer Development
<p>With the average age of farmers climbing close to retirement and an increased demand for locally and sustainably grown food, there is a great need for new and beginning farmers, particularly those engaged in alternative production practices. But the barriers to entry for these new farmers are …
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Understanding Incubator Farms: Innovative Programs in New Farmer Development
<p>With the average age of farmers climbing close to retirement and an increased demand for locally and sustainably grown food, there is a great need for new and beginning farmers, particularly those engaged in alternative production practices. But the barriers to entry for these new farmers are …
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A Mixed Methods Study of On-Farm Apprenticeship Learning in Virginia
… 50.3 years in 1978, to 57.1 years in 2007, as farmers retire and new farmers do not enter farming (NASS, 2013).With declining numbers of entrants into farming, agricultural educators and service providers must better understand strategies for effectively preparing beginning farmers. On-farm …