Mission
To encourage and empower new and emerging low income entrepreneurs who seek self employment as an option to self sufficiency
Targeted Groups Identified by USDA
- Socially Disadvantaged Producer - An individual who belongs to a group whose members have been subject to racial or ethnic prejudice
- Beginning Farmers and Rancher- an individual or entity that has not farmed or ranched for 10+ years
- Limited Resource Producer - a producer with both: direct or indirect gross farm sales not more than $100,000 in both of the previous 2 years (as adjusted for inflation by the NASS) AND total household income at or below the national poverty level for a family of 4, or less than 50 percent of county median household income in both of the previous 2 years, as defined by the Commerce Department
Services
- Educate + Connect disadvantaged farmers/ranchers to USDA programs
- Provide one-on-one bilingual technical assistance in our service area
- Host or facilitate educational workshops based on risk assessments
- Assist in the collection & preparation of information for farm loans
- Identify & Assist with crop insurance information & purchase
- Develop & utilize risk management tools for the benefit of clients
- Provide assistance in establishing cooperatives as a marketing tool
- Host or facilitate local, state and national agricultural-related events
- Publish material on agricultural issues through quarterly newsletters
Our Service Area
