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A letter from one of the BFTP founders, Cathy Tipper

A letter from one of the BFTP founders, Cathy Tipper

Dear Friends and Family, As we begin our application process for the 2024 BFTP (Beginner Farmer Training Program) applicants, we continue to see struggles for the new farmers. As we approach 15 years of nourishing our beginner farmers with the necessary skills to...

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Million Acre Challenge Releases 3-Year Report

Million Acre Challenge Releases 3-Year Report

The Million Acre Challenge helps Maryland farmers build soil health, increase farm profitability, and improve water quality – while making farms resilient and active in the face of climate change. Their farmer-focused collaborative uses soil health science, economics,...

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Watch Dr. Rattan Lal’s 2023 Keynote Address

Watch Dr. Rattan Lal’s 2023 Keynote Address

Dr. Rattan Lal is a Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science and is the founding Director of the CFAES Rattan Lal Center for Carbon Management and Sequestration at The Ohio State University. He received the  2020 World Food Prize for developing and...

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2023 Future Harvest Conference Recap

Throughout the country each winter, small- to mid- scale diversified farmers travel to their region’s agricultural conferences to learn, share, collaborate and network. Keynote speakers inspire and encourage farmers of all experience levels with their stories and...