Incubator Farm Program

livestock incubator Farm program

Farmers Rising equips new and beginning farmers with immediate and long-term strategies to help build financial resilience and address risks inherent to farming.

Benefits

Minimized farm-business risk environment
Wrap-around support for new and beginning farmers
Longterm equipment, infrastructure, and farmland access, including:
- Six acre paddock with no-climb, woven wire fencing
- Small ruminant handling system
- Pastured broiler production equipment
- Dedicated well, and four hydrants
- Electricity

Support

Full-time support staff person (Incubator Coordinator)
On-staff farmer and entrepreneurial support
Independent, community-based Incubator Advisory Council
Included enrollment in Farm Beginnings®, our virtual entrepreneurial program
Business, grazing, and learning plan development
Climate change risk mitigation planning
Enterprise and partial budgeting
Marketing and sales development
Connection to a community of practice and peers

Eligibility

Farmers looking to develop a livestock-based farm business are eligible to apply
We will prioritize historically disadvantaged farmers - beginning, socially disadvantaged (including LGBTQ+), military veteran, and limited resource farmers
Our mission is to lift up farmers of all kinds, especially those who have been unjustly denied access to land, capital, and resources

For questions regarding eligibility, please email [email protected]

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