Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the armed to farm connections…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the armed to farm connections project's long-term goal is to help up to 2,000 veterans gain the knowledge and skills to successfully start and manage commercial farm businesses. We will provide 100 veterans with week-long, hands-on trainings on sustainable agriculture topics including production methods, farm business planning, and access to USDA farm programs. We will use a training curriculum we developed and modified based upon past training evaluations. We will further engage and train 500 armed to farm (ATF) alumni through a series of farmer-to-farmer educational sessions. We will also provide free, one-on-one technical assistance to help support and strengthen their ability to successfully manage their agriculture business. Using targeted outreach efforts and training events, as well as in-person and virtual mentoring and networking activities, at least 1,500 veterans will learn about and connect with training, resources, and support that can assist them in their agriculture operations. These networks of resource providers, mentors, and fellow farmer veterans will help provide support and assistance to farmer veterans across the country.ncat has helped more than 3,500 military veteran farmers through armed to farm trainings, other workshops, networking events, and one-on-one technical assistance. Previous ATF participants have said, ATF has been the single most helpful experience i have had as a veteran and armed to farm gave me the tools to take my farm dream seriously and make IT happen. I can't say if i would have had the confidence to get IT going without armed to farm.