Access to land and limited business planning experience are two hurdles beginning farmers are likely to encounter.
Dayna Burtness and her husband, Nick, have decided to support beginning farmers using an incubator farm model near Spring Grove, Minnesota.
The program provides access to 67 acres of grazable land, equipment and buildings, low-interest loans and joint-marketing opportunities for three seasons.
Heidi Eger and
Bailey Lutz have each taken advantage of this program to access land at Nettle Valley Farm and launch their own independent farm operations.