WASHINGTON — The second annual Beginning Farmer and Rancher Conference will take place Feb. 18-20 in Grand Rapids, Mich., at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel and DeVos Place Convention Center.
The conference is presented by the American Farm Bureau Federation and Start2Farm.gov. Beginning farmers and ranchers interested in all types of agriculture are encouraged to attend. Farm Bureau membership is not required.
Opportunity
The conference provides an opportunity for attendees to network with other farmers from around the country and learn from experts about how to start and maintain a thriving farm or ranch business.
Registration is $250 per person through Jan. 17.
The registration fee includes conference materials, farm tours and meals for Saturday lunch, Sunday lunch and dinner, and Monday lunch and dinner. Attendees are responsible for their own hotel reservations.
The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Conference will be held in conjunction with the annual American Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference. Attendees at both conferences will have the opportunity to attend sessions at the other meeting.
Details
For more information, including online registration and hotel information, visit http://2012bfrconference.eventbrite.com or email questions to info@start2farm.gov.
The Start2Farm website and program are a project of the National Agricultural Library in partnership with AFBF.
Start2Farm is funded through a Beginning Farming and Ranching Development Program grant funded by the Agriculture Department’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, to assist people new to farming or ranching and those who have less than 10 years experience.
