This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) will provide $730,750 over 3 years to the California Bountiful Foundation, the non-profit arm of the California Farm Bureau, to offer a statewide mentoring and education project for beginning farmers and ranchers in California, including those who are socially disadvantaged and veterans.
The project aims to connect 200 beginning farmers and ranchers with 1-10 years of experience, including at least 40 socially disadvantaged farmers/ranchers and 60 veteran farmers/ranchers, with 200 mentor farmers and ranchers having over 10 years of experience in California. The mentoring program will provide information sharing on a variety of agricultural topics, and the project will also offer 4 workshops for beginning farmers on state/federal regulations and climate-smart agriculture incentive programs at no cost.
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