Secure and create a funding pool that provides grants to farmers for business technical assistance, allowing farmers to choose who they work with. Funds could be deployed through existing federal agencies that have historically been successful in these funding models, such as programs funded through the USDA Farm Service Agency, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Rural Development, and the Small Business Development Center.
Craving context? This recommendation is included in the Farm Business Technical Assistance brief, part of the NH Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan.
Read the Farm Business Technical Assistance brief here
