Northeast Beginning Farmer Project

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• Course Registration Step One
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• Home
• Inventory Your Resources
• Measuring Change – Evaluation Strategies
• New Farmer Hub
  • Worksheets
  • Getting Started
    • Goals, Skills and Resources Tutorial
    • Assess Your Resources
    • Let Your Values Guide You
    • Create Your Mission Statement
    • Develop Your Goals
  • Accessing & Evaluating Land
    • Evaluating Land Tutorial
    • Know Your Soils
      • Soil Structure & Texture
      • Soil Drainage
      • Soil Nutrients
      • pH Level
      • Soil Testing
    • The Importance of Climate
      • Macroclimate
      • Microclimate
    • Buildings & Facilities
    • Water Sources
    • Field & Pasture Management
  • Planning & Funding Your Farm Business
    • Business Plan Templates
    • Sample Business Plans
  • Learning How to Farm
    • Where to Get Hands-on Experience
  • Choosing What to Produce
    • Choose What to Grow Tutorial
    • Brainstorm the Possibilities
    • Make the First Cut
    • Does It Make Financial Sense?
  • Selling What You Produce
    • Marketing Tutorial
    • Market Plan Research & Sample Plans
    • Market Analysis & Product Development
    • Choosing Market Channels
  • Taking Care of the Land
    • Stewardship Tutorial
    • Farmers are Stewards of Ecosystems
    • Monitoring for Changes
    • Quick Land Assessment
    • Profitable Stewardship Practices
    • Stewardship Resources
  • Achieving or Improving Profitability
    • Improving Profitability Tutorial
    • Strategies to Get There
    • Keeping Good Records
    • Cash Flow & Profitability
    • Pricing Strategies
    • Planning for Profit
  • Understanding Taxes & Regulations
    • More Resources for Regulations & Taxes
• Northeast Beginning Farmer’s Field Journal
• Online Courses
  • Course Descriptions
    • Small-scale Organic Grain Production (BF 140)
    • Starting at Square One (BF 101)
    • Markets & Profits (BF 102)
    • Taking Care of Business (BF 103)
    • Financial Records (BF 104)
    • Machinery & Equipment (BF 105)
    • Organic Certification (BF 106)
    • Vegetable Farming, part 1 (BF 120)
    • Veggie Farming, part 2 (BF 121)
    • Berry Production (BF 122)
    • Poultry Production (BF 130)
    • Effective Marketing for the Busy Farmer (BF 201)
    • Planning to Stay in Business (BF 202)
    • Holistic Financial Planning (BF 203)
  • Course Logistics and FAQs
  • Register for Courses
  • Annual Course Calendar
  • Instructor Bios
• Publications
  • Beginning Farmer Articles from Small Farm Quarterly
  • Guide to Farming in NY
  • Marketing Guide: Where and How to Market Your Products
  • On-Farm Poultry Slaughter Guidelines
  • Recommended Reading
  • Urban Guide to Farming in NY
• Thank you for registering!
• Trainers Toolbox
  • About the BF Learning Network
  • Archived BF Learning Network Meetings & Webinars (2011-2014)
  • Assessing BF Skills and Competencies
  • Economic Impact of Beginning Farmers
  • Farm Incubators
  • Land Access
• Videos
  • Getting Started in Farming
  • On-Farm Production Techniques
  • View Production Videos by Farm
    • Kingbird Farm
    • Muddy Fingers Farm
    • Northland Sheep Dairy
    • Silver Queen Farm
    • Sweet Land Farm CSA
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