Training for Farmers

Financing the Farm: Applying for an FSA Loan

Plain language guide from New Entry that is designed to help farmers apply for a Farm Service Agency (FSA) loan, in order to provide extra resources to get started, expand, or own their own farm business. The guide explains the types of FSA loans available and provides instructions for applying and making a business plan.

Guide to USDA's NASS End of Season Fruit and Vegetable Inquiry

Plain language guide from New Entry that is designed to help farmers complete the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) End of Season Fruit and Vegetable Survey. The guide explains where to record farm information on the specific forms, and includes an example of the forms with support for how to complete the questions.

Selling at a Farmers Market

Plain language guide from New Entry that provides new farmers with information on how to begin selling farm grown products at a Farmers' Market. The guide includes support for choosing a market, applying to sell at the market, designing market displays, setting prices, making sales, and keeping records.

Applying for Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Plain language guide from New Entry for farmers interested in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which pays farmers and ranchers to implement practices that protect water, soil, and air quality. The guide explains how the program works and outlines eligibility, the application process, and how the money can be used.

Applying for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

Plain language guide from the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project for farmers interested in applying for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), which rewards farmers for being good “stewards” of their land. The guide includes information on program eligibility and an explanation of how to apply.

Guide to Running a CSA- Spanish

Spanish translation of New Entry's guide that outlines how to start a multi farm Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). The guide includes information to support planning, outreach, shareholder meetings, distribution, season specifics, and end of season surveys.

How to Start a Multi-Farm CSA - Plain Language Guide

A Plain Language Guide from the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, outlining how to start a multi farm Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). The guide includes information to support planning, outreach, shareholder meetings, distribution, season specifics, and end of season surveys.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Presentation

Presentation from New Farms for New Americans that outlines the basics of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), benefits, and how to start one.

Marketing Cooperatives for Incubator Farms

An overview of the World PEAS Cooperative, which works to provide a market for the beginning and immigrant farmers that are in training with New Entry. The overview highlights the reources, including staffing and budget, that are required to run the CSA.

Your Potential Profit: Enterprise Budgets

Presentation from New Lands Farm that illustrates growing crops for market, with specific examples of expense planning and calculations.

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