Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability

Recommendation Goal Brief Topic Type of Action
Explore opportunities to enable land to be used by farmers without requiring ownership
Build incentives for current landowners to permit leasing, renting, or other simplified, standardized legal agreements for agricultural work to…
Tag: Communities/Consumers, Local/Regional Government Agencies, State Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Local/Municipal, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Labor & Workforce Policy/Regulation, Research/Study
Conduct research to examine the benefits and limitations of different collaborative aggregation and marketing models
This research would guide the development of organizational and legal structures for different contexts and needs. Identify the factors that…
Tag: Researchers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Food Hubs & Collaborative Marketing Research/Study
Increase technical assistance capacity for food hubs and multi-farmer collaborative marketing initiatives
Increase technical assistance capacity in four areas: Coaching to design and facilitate a process for farmers and food businesses interested in…
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, UNH Extension, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Food Hubs & Collaborative Marketing Program creation, support, or expansion
Develop capacity to coordinate and support fundraising efforts for food hubs and multi-farmer collaborative marketing initiatives
Increased capacity will reduce grant writing and administrative burdens, leverage partnerships, generate increased support for operating funds, and…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access Food Hubs & Collaborative Marketing Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding
Advocate for improvements to state and federal funding programs
Improvements should be made to programs including the USDA Local Agricultural Marketing Program, to reduce administrative burdens and include general…
Tag: State Agencies, Federal Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, National
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Food Hubs & Collaborative Marketing Investment/Funding, Policy/Regulation
Provide dedicated state, federal, and private funding for technical assistance, programming, and mediation for farm succession programs
Funding will: Provide financial support for farmers to participate in succession planning programs; Develop more farm succession education…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Technical Assistance Providers, Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Farmland Conservation, Access, & Succession Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding
Provide dedicated state, federal, and private funding for technical assistance, mentorship, and capital for farmland access programs
Funding will support: Research, expansion, and development of innovative models for cooperative and alternative land tenure; Increasing access to…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Technical Assistance Providers, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Communities/Consumers, Nonprofits, Researchers, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Farmland Conservation, Access, & Succession Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding, Research/Study
Provide dedicated state, federal, and private funding for agricultural conservation easement programs and land trusts
Expand existing state and private funding programs to prioritize farmland protection projects; Secure adequate funding for the state’s Agricultural…
Tag: Funders/Investors, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, Nonprofits, Communities/Consumers, State/NH
 Engagement & Education, Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Farmland Conservation, Access, & Succession Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding
Expand farm business technical assistance capacity
Advocacy for the following improvements can expand farm business technical assistance capacity: Agricultural organizations increasing farm business…
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, Funders/Investors, UNH Extension, Nonprofits, State/NH
 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…
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Farm Business Technical Assistance Resource/tool creation, support or expansion