WRIGHT COUNTY USDA OFFICE VISIT: Resource Opportunities for Market Growers and Beginning Farmers
Wed, Apr 24
|Wright County USDA Office
This group visit with USDA Farm Services staff in Buffalo, MN, will help Market Growers and Beginning Farmers learn about federal ag programs, loans, grants and new opportunities to find resources to scale up or get started.
Time & Location
Apr 24, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Wright County USDA Office, 311 Brighton Ave S, Buffalo, MN 55313, USA
About the event
Curious about federal programs to help pay for high tunnels, walk-in coolers, pack sheds and crop failures?
Go Farm Connect is partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Wright County Land Conservation District to host this facilitated group introduction to federal farm programs and resources for beginning farmers and market crop growers. Participants will learn about loan, grant, insurance and disaster assistance opportunities, as well as available technical expertise. Language interpretation is available upon request at pre-registration. You do not need to own land to participate and you do not need to reside in Wright County. Federal programs are the same across county lines. Food will be served and the event will be informal.
The hosts for this event will be farmers Lilian Mboss, of Kilimo Minnesota incubator farms, and KaZoua Berry, Hmong/Hmoob language specialist from Big River Farms. They are both Connectors with Go Farm Connect,…