Farm Beginnings Nebraska is a farmer-led educational training and support program designed to help people who want to evaluate and plan their farm enterprise.

Participants engage in a mentorship experience and network with a variety of successful, innovative farmers; attend practical, high quality seminars, field days and conferences; and receive resource materials. They also create links with experienced farmers through farm partnerships, land and equipment use and/or rental.

Farm Beginnings Nebraska Participants:

* Tap the knowledge of some of the most innovative and skilled farmers operating in the Midwest.
* Develop lifelong friendships and networks with other beginning farmers.
* Learn critical farm management skills such as creative financing and innovative marketing strategies.
* Mentor with a farmer engaged in a similar enterprise.
* See sustainable farming practices being used on real farms under a variety of conditions.
* Learn to view a farm as an interconnected system and learn how goals determine farming practices.
* Craft a tailor-made farming/business plan.

Cost $500.00 per person (flexible payment plan available)

Made possible by University of Nebraska - Lincoln Extension and The Center for Rural Affairs.