Resources for Agriculture
Maine Farmer Resource Network (MFRN)
The Maine Farmer Resource Network is a coalition of Maine agriculture agencies and organizations working together to connect aspiring, beginning, and transitioning farmers to resources for farm business success.
Land for Good
Let’s work together to get more farmers on more land in New England and beyond. Entire communities will benefit from increased farming opportunity, healthy lands, and a more secure food supply. We hope our work inspires you.
- Land for Good
- Land for Good Events and Training
- Land For Good Farmland Access And Tenure Innovations (PDF)
Land Stewardship Project
The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1982 to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop sustainable communities.
- Land Stewardship Project — Roadmap for Farmer Training (PDF)
- Land Stewardship Project — Farm Beginnings Program
- Land Stewardship Project — Farm Beginnings Fact Sheet #8 (PDF)
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA)
The purpose of the Association is to help farmers and gardeners: grow organic food, fiber and other crops; protect the environment; recycle natural resources; increase local food production; support rural communities; and illuminate for consumers the connection between healthful food and environmentally sound farming practices.
New England Agricultural Statistics
- 2012 New England Agricultural Statistics Farms Numbers (PDF)
- 2012 New England Agricultural Statistics Net Farm Income (PDF)
- 2012 New England Agricultural Statistics Cash Rents (PDF)
- 2012 New England Agricultural Statistics Farm Production Expenditures (PDF)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- USDA Definition of a Beginning Farmer or Rancher
- USDA Definition of a Limited Resource Farmer
- USDA Definition of a Socially Disadvantage Farmer
- USDA Economic Research Service — Participation in Conservation Programs by Targeted Farmers
- USDA Limited Resource Farmer/Rancher Self-Determination Tool
- USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture — New Farmers
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
UMaine Extension is your doorway to University of Maine expertise. For 100 years, we’ve been putting university research to work in homes, businesses, farms, and communities—in every corner of Maine.
- University of Maine Cooperative Extension AgrAbility
- So, You Want to Farm in Maine, Bulletin #2433
- Farmer Skill & Knowledge Checklist Poultry — Egg Production, Bulletin #1203
- Farmer Skill & Knowledge Checklist Beef, Bulletin #1201
- Farmer Skill & Knowledge Checklist Poultry, Bulletin #1202
- Sustainable Sheep Production Skills and Knowledge List, Bulletin #1040
- UMaine Cooperative Extension Farmer Education Presentation (PDF)
University of Maine
- University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture Program
- University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture Graduate Program
Miscellaneous
- Building A Future With Farmers (PDF)
- DACUM Sustainable Farmer (PDF)
- Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition (Word)
- Farm Aid Resource Network
- 7 §162. Designation of “Farming for Maine” Farms (PDF)
- Ethan Grundberg New Farmer Presentation (PDF)
- Kennebec Valley Community College — KVCC Sustainable Agriculture Associate in Applied Science
- Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
- NxLevel for Agriculture Entrepreneurs
- Vermont New Farmer Guide (PDF)