Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Survey Final Report - FIC

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Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Survey Final Report

In spring 2011, the Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition designed and implemented an online survey to identfy Virginia beginning farmer and rancher demographic characteristcs, program area needs, and program delivery preferences. The survey was developed by drawing upon community‐based participatory research principles where the Coalition directly participated in the survey design and implementaion. Survey results guided the development of the Virginia Whole Farm Planning Curriculum.

Over 200 farmer and servicer provider participants completed the instrument. Respondents prioritized one‐day workshops, farmer‐mentoring and online learning opportuniries as primary delivery methods. Respondents also indicated priority programming areas, for example: financial risk management for small farms; gaining access to affordable financing; insurance issues and regulations.

Downloadable Documents
Author
Matt Benson, Kim Niewolny and Rick Rudd
Publisher
Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition Project, Virginia Tech
Page Numbers
66
Publication Date
July 06, 2012
Publication Type
Reports and Guides
State
Virginia
Keywords
Beginning Farmers

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