Training and Transitioning New Farmers: A Practical Experiment in Farmer Self-Development and Institutional Reinvention

Project Overview

LNC97-115
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 1997: $29,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1999
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $40,600.00
Region: North Central
State: Wisconsin
Project Coordinator:
Richard Klemme
University of Wisconsin, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS)

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Animal Products: dairy

Practices

  • Animal Production: grazing management
  • Education and Training: seminars
  • Farm Business Management: apprentice/intern training, budgets/cost and returns
  • Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities
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