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this page contains various resources to help beginning farmers find information for their needs. if you know of any resources that may be helpful that we can add to this list, please contact us at growers@ksu.edu

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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Beginner Farmer Resources

  • National Young Farmers Coalition 
    • ​Vegetable Farmer's Guide to Organic Certification 
  • SARE Learning Center
  • USDA New Farmers
  • ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture
  • Cornell Small Farms Program
  • MSU Beginning Farmer Resources
  • BeginningFarmers.org
  • National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, Beginning Farmer
  • Farm Commons​
  • Greenhorns Guidebook Series
  • Youtube
    • Demystifying Wholesale Market Video Series
    • Growing Growers Workshop Recordings
    • Farmer Channels
      • Urban Farmer- Curtis Stone
      • Neversink Farm- Conor Crickmore

local resources

  • ​Kansas State University Extension: Agriculture
  • Kansas State University Food Safety
  • University of Missouri's Farmer's Corner
  • University of Missouri Extension: Horticulture
  • Lincoln University Cooperative Extension
  • Cultivate KC
  • KC Healthy Kids
  • Kansas Rural Center
  • Kansas City Food Hub
  • Kansas Specialty Crop Growers Association
  • West Central Missouri Community Action Agency
  • KC Farm School at Gibbs Road
  • KC Young Farmers Coalition

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

Apprenticeship program textbooks

  • The New Seed-Starters Handbook (Rodale Organic Gardening)
  • 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

Kc region partner websites


workshop materials & Videos

  • For workshop materials, please email growers@ksu.edu.
  • Some online presentations are available to watch online on our Youtube channel:
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    • About >
      • Organizing Committee & Advisory Board
      • Contact
  • Apprenticeship
    • Application
    • Host Farms >
      • Host Map & Chart
    • Graduates
  • Workshops
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  • Resources
  • MENTORSHIP