Lunch n Learn at Cambridge USDA Office: Intro to Federal Ag Programs in Chisago and Isanti Counties
Thu, Jun 27
|Chisago USDA Farm Service Center
This group visit with USDA Farm Services staff in Cambridge, MN, will help both aspiring and experienced farmers learn about federal ag programs, loans, grants, insurance and other opportunities for assistance.
Time & Location
Jun 27, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Chisago USDA Farm Service Center, 110 Buchanan St N, Cambridge, MN 55008, USA
About the event
Curious about federal programs to help pay for high tunnels, walk-in coolers, fencing, pack sheds and crop failures?
Go Farm Connect is partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to host this Lunch N Learn on federal assistance available to both beginning and experienced farmers.
The hosts for this event will be Kifah Abdi of Abdi-Mayfield Farm in Linstrom and Matt Hardy of Rust Hill Ranch, a regenerative farm in Franconia Township, MN. They are Connectors with Go Farm Connect, trained to help new and experienced farmers access helpful federal programs. They will be joined by USDA staff from the Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service who will explain disaster assistance, insurance, loans, cost share grants and other federal support available for farmers, including an explanation of the deadlines to apply for various programs.
Who Should Attend
All interested parties are invited to attend and learn,…