resources

COVID-19 Resources for farmers

There are many organizations working to provide farmers the resources they need surrounding COVID-19. Listed below are just a few of the helpful resource pages available to the public:

Kansas State University Extension

COVID-19 Resource Page

USDA

USDA's official resource page on COVID-19

KSU Food Safety

Food Safety & COVID-19

American Farmland Trust Farmer

Relief fund for farmers in response to the coronavirus crisis

FARM aid

Resources for farmers affected by COVID-19

Missouri dept. of agriculture

COVID-19 Resources

Cornell Small Farms Program

"Building Farm Resilience During COVID-19"

University of Missouri Extension

COVID-19 Resource Page

ECOFARM

"Supporting Farmers & Food Systems during Covid-19"

Cultivate KC

COVID-19 Resource Page

Tufts University

Tufts/New Entry Farm/Local Food COVID-19 resource page

Food animal Concerns trust

Emergency mini-grants for livestock and poultry farmers

Kansas Dept. of Agriculture

COVID-19 Resources

ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture Program

"Are there financial programs to help farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic?"

Please let us know if you are aware of any other resource pages:

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Growing growers | KSU Extension publications

Featured: Building a Low-Cost Mobile Cooling Unit, Drip Irrigation Basics, Growing Your Own Vegetable Transplants, Tips for Safe Tractor Operations

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Beginner Farmer Resources

• National Young Farmers Coalition 
  • ​Vegetable Farmer's Guide to Organic Certification 
• Start2Farm Program
• SARE Learning Center
• ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture
• BeginningFarmers.org
• National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, Beginning Farmer
• Farm Commons
• Greenhorns Guidebook Series
• Youtube
  • Urban Farmer- Curtis Stone
  • The Market Gardener- John Martin Fortier
  • Neversink Farm- Conor Crickmore

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GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

• SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Grants
• Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) Grants
• NYFC Young Farmer Grant Program
  
• USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service EQIP Grant

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Apprenticeship program textbooks

• The Market Gardener by JM Fortier
• The Lean Farm by Ben Hartman
• The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman
• Garden Insects of North America by Whitney Cranshaw
• MOSES’ Fearless Farm Finances 
• SARE Building Soils for Better Crops 
• SARE Building a Sustainable Business
• SARE Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management
• Sustainable Vegetable Production From Start-Up to Market by Vernon P. Grubinger
• FamilyFarmed.org’s Wholesale Success Manual
• Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers
• Production of Vegetables, Strawberries and Cut Flowers Using Plasticulture
• NRCS Soil Biology Primer

*List includes a variety of current and previous program materials

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workshop materials

• For workshop materials, please email growers@ksu.edu.