Tag: beginning farmers
Letter to the editor: Support the farm bill for small farmers
A beginning farmer and Farm and Dairy reader calls for support for a farm bill that supports Appalachia’s small farms.
Ohio Dept. of Ag introduces beginning farmer tax credit
The Beginning Farmer Tax Credit is now available to those who've recently entered the field and those who help beginning farmers.
Land access remains top barrier for young and beginning farmers
Land access continues to be the top challenge for young farmers in 2022, according to a new survey report from the National Young Farmers Coalition. It was the top challenge in 2017, and since then, finding affordable land to farm has only gotten more difficult for many.
Ohio bill to create beginning farmer tax credit passes legislature
The Ohio legislature passed a bill that could help make the road to farming easier for beginning farmers. House Bill 95 authorizes tax credits both for beginning farmers who attend a financial management program, and for people and businesses who sell or rent farmland, equipment, livestock or buildings to beginning farmers.
Rural Action focuses on mentorship with beginning farmers in Appalachia
Appalachia has unique challenges, but also opportunities for beginning farmers. Rural Action is helping farmers in the region take advantage of that potential through mentorship and business planning.
Ohio’s beginning farmer tax credit moves forward
The Ohio House passed House Bill 95, the Family Farm Regeneration Act, which authorizes tax credits to help beginning farmers get access to land and other resources, June 28. It goes to the Senate for consideration next.
Discrimination adds a layer to beginning farmers’ challenges
It's not easy to be a beginning farmer. But for Black farmers and others who face discrimination, past and present injustices add another layer of challenges.
Partnerships, local connections keep Living City Farms growing
Living City Farms started out as an urban farm for Ms. Julie’s Kitchen, a vegan restaurant, in Akron. It’s growing bigger than that, now. But it’s still relying on connections to the restaurant and community.
Knowing who knows: Beginning farmers need a strong network
Some would call farmers the ultimate jacks — or jills — of all trades. But when it comes to farming, it’s not just about what you know — it’s who you know, and what they know.
A farm family finds a home
The Sheplers started farming "without a farm" but they soon found a home of their own. The way they got their land was the opposite of a traditional real estate transaction.
