Resources for Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education
Title | Available As | Summary | Date | ID | Author |
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The Impact of a 4-H Youth Development Program on the Future College/Career Aspirations of Youth Ages 14-19 | Feb 28, 2018 | 380-023 (4H-777) | |||
Extension Leadership Councils: Planning for Success | Feb 27, 2019 | 490-394 (VCE-973P) | |||
Farm Financial Risk Management Series Part II: Introduction of Financial Systems for New and Beginning Farmers | There are many factors to consider before starting a new farm enterprise. Financial management is an important component in the startup and decision-making processes for beginning farmers. The purpose of this series of publications is to inform Virginia agribusiness owners and managers about farm financial risk management tools,
techniques, and resources available to help them prepare and use a financial systems approach for their operations. |
Oct 19, 2016 | AAEC-115P | ||
Farm Financial Risk Management Series Part III: Introduction to Farm Planning Budgets for New and Beginning Farmers | There are many factors to consider before starting a new farm enterprise. Financial management is an important
component in the startup and decision-making processes for beginning farmers. The purpose of this series of publications is to inform Virginia agribusiness owners and managers about farm financial risk management tools,
techniques, and resources available to help them prepare and use a financial systems approach for their operations. |
Oct 19, 2016 | AAEC-116P | ||
Introduction to Labor Issues for Beginning Farmers | There are many factors to consider before you start a new farm enterprise.
Labor issues are often underemphasized in the decision-making processes of
beginning farmers. It is important to consider who you will hire, where you
will find help, how you will manage your employees, and what legal matters
are relevant to your farm. |
Mar 18, 2020 | AEE-106NP (ALCE-186NP) | ||
Mental Health Topics for Farm Families and Caregivers: An AgrAbility Virginia Program Resource | Sep 15, 2016 | AEE-150NP | |||
The Basics of On-Farm Safety: An Introductory Guide by the AgrAbility Virginia Program | Sep 15, 2016 | AEE-151NP | |||
A Resource Guide for Start-up Military Veteran Farmers | Deciding what career to begin after discharging from the military is an important decision. Because agriculture can often bring a new sense of purpose and leadership to a veteran’s life, many are choosing farming as their new career. Military veterans offer unique skill sets and discipline that are needed in the rigorous daily life of a farmer. |
Dec 12, 2016 | AEE-152NP | ||
4H & FFA Competition Guide | Apr 28, 2017 | AEE-167NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Mountain View Farm & Vineyard (Part 1): Developing a farm enterprise | May 4, 2018 | AEE-31NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Mountain View Farm & Vineyard (Part 2): Exploring production goals | May 4, 2018 | AEE-32NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Mountain View Farm & Vineyard (Part 3): Measuring success | May 4, 2018 | AEE-33NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Mountain View Farm & Vineyard (Part 4): Economic challenges | May 4, 2018 | AEE-34NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Mountain View Farm & Vineyard (Part 5): Marketing challenges | May 4, 2018 | AEE-35NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Mountain View Farm & Vineyard (Part 6): Balancing on-farm and off-farm employment | May 4, 2018 | AEE-36NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Croushorn Farms (Part 1): Starting a new farm enterprise | May 4, 2018 | AEE-37NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Croushorn Farms (Part 2): Challenges to new farm enterprises | May 4, 2018 | AEE-38NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Croushorn Farms (Part 3): Land and tenure acquisition | May 4, 2018 | AEE-39NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Croushorn Farms (Part 4): Marketing and business management | May 4, 2018 | AEE-40NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Juba Farm (Part 1): Starting a new farm enterprise | May 4, 2018 | AEE-41NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Juba Farm (Part 2): Challenges to farming | May 4, 2018 | AEE-42NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Juba Farm (Part 3): Crops grown on the farm | May 4, 2018 | AEE-43NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Juba Farm (Part 4): Cultural differences in farming in the U.S. | May 4, 2018 | AEE-44NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Huntley Farm & Seitz Angus (Part 1): Overview of a farm enterprise | May 4, 2018 | AEE-45NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Huntley Farm & Seitz Angus (Part 2): Challenges in new farm enterprise | May 4, 2018 | AEE-46NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Huntley Farm & Seitz Angus (Part 3): Advice for beginning farmers | May 4, 2018 | AEE-47NP | |||
Virginia Whole Farm Planning: An Educational Program for Farm Startup and Development | Apr 15, 2016 | AEE-53P | |||
Successful Farm Startup for Beginners: Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition Program | Starting a farm is an exciting yet challenging opportunity.
As with any new undertaking, there is a lot to
think about before beginning a farm venture. Gaining
access to farmland, viable markets, capital and credit,
as well as hands-on training and resources are some of
the most important startup issues to consider as part of
the planning process.
You are likely asking yourself, “Where do I begin?”
The purpose of this resource is to help newcomers make
informed decisions at the start of the planning process.
This “quick guide” is primarily designed for beginning
farmers and ranchers, but service providers will also
find this resource useful for answering questions about
the farm startup process. This foundational work offers
a valuable starting point on which to create a successful
whole farm plan for a new agricultural venture. |
May 12, 2020 | AEE-67P | ||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Program: Virginia Beginning Farmer Profiles | May 12, 2020 | AEE-70NP | |||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Program: Technical Assistance & Resource Directory | The purpose of the Technical Assistance and Resource Directory is to help beginning farmers and ranchers in Virginia know what resources and resource professionals are available to them as they plan their new farm or ranch. The service and resource professionals featured throughout this directory are Coalition partners and are excellent points of contact for beginning farmers/ranchers and other service providers.
The Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Program is a state-wide and coalition-based Extension program housed in Virginia Tech’s Department of Agricultural and Extension Education. |
May 12, 2020 | AEE-76NP | ||
Virginia Farm to School Resource Guide: Helping Connect Virginia Foods to Virginia Schools | This Virginia Farm to School Resource Guide is designed to help cultivate connections between the many diverse stakeholders that support the Virginia Farm to School Program. This guide is intended to help facilitate locally and regionally-grown Virginia foods to school cafeterias and school-based meal programs. It contains research-based information, resources, and advice that can help start or expand a Farm to School initiative in your community.
Farm to School programs locally and nationally come in many different shapes and sizes that are ultimately unique to the communities that develop them. Stakeholders that may find this guide helpful include: Virginia school nutrition directors, farmers, food distributors, Virginia Cooperative Extension professionals, and other school-based and agriculture-based educators and service providers interested in Farm to School programs. |
Sep 6, 2018 | AEE-77NP (ALCE-181NP) | ||
Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Seven Springs Farm: CSA Farm Model | Sep 16, 2013 | AEE-78NP | |||
An Evaluation of Program, Training, and Resource Needs of Virginia Beginning Farmers and Ranchers: Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition Program | With funding from the USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program in fall 2010, the Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition Program aims to meet the expressed needs of Virginia’s beginning farmers and support the development of social networks through which they can gain vital skills, information, technical assistance, and business capacity for long-term agricultural viability (see www.vabeginningfarmer.org). |
Oct 4, 2019 | AEE-81P | ||
A Model of Leader Development Across the Life Span | A survey by the Center for Public Leadership
suggests that despite some Americans’ belief that “our
leaders are effective and do a good job,” 69 percent
of Americans believe there is a leadership crisis
(Rosenthal 2012, p. 1). Extension is well-positioned
to address this need for leader development due to our
role in developing and delivering leadership programs
that serve youth, college-aged students, and adults.
Even still, practitioners are desperately trying to
respond to this crisis with deliberate and appropriately
planned leadership development programming
(Murphy and Johnson 2011). |
Aug 6, 2015 | ALCE-104P | ||
VCE Model of Community, Local, Regional Food Systems | Oct 7, 2016 | ALCE-154NP | |||
Community, Local, and Regional Food Systems | Nov 2, 2016 | ALCE-155NP | |||
Community, Local, and Regional Food Systems (CLRFS) Forum Report | Oct 7, 2016 | ALCE-156NP | |||
Community, Local, and Regional Food Systems (CLRFS) Forum Executive Summary | Virginia’s food system directly impacts the survival and viability of farms and farmland; the economic development of rural and urban communities; the care, restoration, and resilience of ecological resources such as local waterways; and critical health issues. We use the language of community, local, and regional food systems to broadly define a complex and interconnected set of systems and pathways that comprise sustainable food production, processing, distribution, consumption, and waste management to bring about social, economic, and ecological change that benefits all residents. |
Oct 7, 2016 | ALCE-157NP | ||
An Introduction to Drones : On - Farm Use and Safety Implications | Jan 15, 2018 | ALCE-169NP (ALCE-172NP) | |||
AgrAbility Virginia Program Evaluation Brief: 2016 Survey Results | Dec 13, 2017 | ALCE-170NP | |||
Agricultural Education Teacher Facility Management & Risk Assessment Guide | Feb 19, 2018 | ALCE-173NP | |||
Understanding and Developing an Agribusiness | Dec 20, 2018 | ALCE-176P | |||
Understanding Business Structures, Markets, and Risk Management Strategies | Apr 3, 2019 | ALCE-177 | |||
Small Farm Orientation: Checklist for a Beginning Small Farmer | Dec 13, 2019 | ALCE-185NP | |||
Are you a Beginning Farmer? | You are likely asking yourself, “Where do I begin?” The purpose of this tool is to help you gather a solid basis of information as you consider your “start-up” situation. Once you have completed as much as you can of this worksheet (or if you have any questions along the way), please bring it to your local Virginia Cooperative Extension office to get guidance on where to go next: http://www.ext.vt.edu/offices/index.html. Good Luck! We look forward to helping you bring your farm vision to life! |
May 12, 2020 | ANR-91NP | ||
IMPACT: Virginia Winter Fruit School Impact | Tree fruits are important to the agricultural
economy in Virginia. The commonwealth
ranks sixth in the nation in apple production,
with a crop valued at more than $68 million,
and 20th in peach production, with a crop
valued at $4.5 million. Although smaller in
acreage, cherries, pears, and plums also play
an important role in some areas of Virginia.
These fruit crops are susceptible to an everchanging
array of insects, plant diseases,
and weeds, and pest management programs
are complex and knowledge-intensive. |
May 13, 2015 | AREC-135NP | ||
Grape Production Injuries and Prevention | Grape acreage and production have been steadily increasing in the
US. In 2010 there were approximately 23,000 farms with a total of
944,800 acres producing grapes. Ninety percent of these farms are
smaller than 100 acres and about 16,000 of these were vineyards.
California accounts for about 90% of the total production in the
US. The next two largest grape producing states are Washington and
New York and they produce approximately 6% and 2% respectively
(NASS-USDA, 2014) |
Oct 23, 2020 | BSE-186NP (BSE-355NP) |