Rhode Island

New Video: Leverage Public Programs for Land and Support

Many beginning farmers find buying land a challenge when they first start their business. At Brandon Family Farm in West Kingston, R.I., Alby and Heather Brandon discuss how public programs and creative partnerships can help grow a thriving business. “You definitely don’t need to own land to start a farm business,” says Alby Brandon, who […]

New from SARE: Farmer-to-Farmer Manuals on Specialty Crop Production, Harvest and Storage in the Northeast

The Northeast Crop Production Manual  and Northeast Harvest Manual are user-friendly guides offering step-by-step information on growing, harvesting and handling dozens of specialty crops.

New Video: Building Customer Relationships at Brandon Family Farm

When it comes to growing sales, building relationships matters as much as what you grow.

Practical Tips for Beginning Farmers

Based on their own experiences when starting out, farmers from across the country share advice about common challenges facing beginning farmers in today's agriculture. Paulding Dairy, Paulding, Ohio Dairy farmer Gretl Schlatter is joined by Sarah Noggle from Paulding County Extension in a series of discussions around business planning, the challenges of multigenerational farming and […]

Cover Crops for Soil Health Workshop

All session recordings and slide presentations from this three-day professional development workshop are available online. Hosted by Northeast SARE and Delaware State University in March 2016, this event addressed the latest research on the benefits and successful management of cover crops in grain, vegetable and animal production systems.