Farm Business Technical Assistance

Recommendation Goal Brief Topic Type of Action
Expand farm business technical assistance capacity
Advocacy for the following improvements can expand farm business technical assistance capacity: Agricultural organizations increasing farm business…
Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Farm Business Technical Assistance Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding
Create a database to connect farm business professionals with farmers
Create and populate a searchable database to connect available farm business professionals with farmers, including subject matter expertise, cost for…
Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Farm Business Technical Assistance Resource/tool creation, support or expansion
Create a multi-year plan to build capacity for and attract new agricultural professionals
This plan could include identifying skill gaps in organizations currently offering farm business technical assistance, accounting for the diversity…
Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Local Food Economy Farm Business Technical Assistance Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support
Secure a funding pool providing farm business technical assistance grants
Secure and create a funding pool that provides grants to farmers for business technical assistance, allowing farmers to choose who they work with.…
Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Farm Business Technical Assistance Investment/Funding
Create collaborative partnerships between existing farm business technical service providers
Recommended partnerships and collaborations are between UNH Extension, the NH Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, NOFA-NH, NH Farm Bureau,…
Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Farm Business Technical Assistance Coordination/Network development or support