Are you a beginning farmer or rancher and have heard that the USDA can help you get your operation started but don’t know how to access their programs? Join our webinar lunch series to learn more!

Quivira Coalition’s New Agrarian Program and Montana’s USDA Beginning Farmer Rancher coordinators will host this five-part lunch series on USDA programs (12 – 1 p.m. MST). This series will focus on how to get started with the USDA and dive into how the following agencies are available to assist beginning farmers or ranchers:

• Farm Service Agency (FSA)
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
• Risk Management Agency (RMA)
• Rural Development (RD)

Topics will include establishing capital and knowledge needed to begin an operation through cost assistance, operation loan opportunities, and technical assistance. In each part of the series, participants will get to know the coordinators in Montana who can help determine if these programs are something that would be beneficial to you, as well as help identify the coordinators in your state. Sign up for one or all of these webinars.

October 22: Getting Started with the USDA

October 29: Farm Service Agency: Loans

November 12: Farm Service Agency: Programs

November 19: Rural Development and Risk Management Agency

November 26: Natural Resources Conservation Service: Programs