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Grow Wisconsin Farmers
Shaping the Future………Building on the Past
Grow Wisconsin Farmers
VISIONVISION A coordinated network of A coordinated network of resources will be available to assist resources will be available to assist beginning farmers. beginning farmers.
MISSIONMISSION To develop and sustain a To develop and sustain a coordinated network of resources and coordinated network of resources and policies to assist dairy farm entry and policies to assist dairy farm entry and transfer.transfer.
STRATEGIES STRATEGIES Ongoing discussions, Ongoing discussions, Annual Conferences, Annual Conferences, Dairy Career and Business Development Dairy Career and Business Development
Website, and Website, and Projects. Projects.
We Value
1.1. Economically sound and environmentally Economically sound and environmentally viable farms.viable farms.
2.2. Diverse opportunities for beginning Diverse opportunities for beginning farmers to establish successful farmers to establish successful businesses.businesses.
3.3. Low cost and/or retrofitted facilities as Low cost and/or retrofitted facilities as opportunities for beginning farmers.opportunities for beginning farmers.
4.4. Experienced farmers who assist Experienced farmers who assist beginning dairy farmers.beginning dairy farmers.
5.5. Public and private organizations that Public and private organizations that assist in farm transitions.assist in farm transitions.
Processes
Ad Hoc committee beginning dairy Ad Hoc committee beginning dairy farmer working groupfarmer working group Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and
Consumer Protection, Consumer Protection, University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Technical Colleges, Wisconsin Technical Colleges, Farm Credit Services, Farm Credit Services, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Wisconsin Farm Service Agency (USDA), Wisconsin Farm Service Agency (USDA), Farm OrganizationFarm Organization representatives and others.representatives and others.
Wisconsin Dairy Industry Revitalization Wisconsin Dairy Industry Revitalization Funding Funding USDA and UW-Extension (and support from U.S. Sen. USDA and UW-Extension (and support from U.S. Sen.
Kohl) and competitive grant program awardKohl) and competitive grant program award..
State-wide Conferences 2003 state-wide conference2003 state-wide conference
Focused on identifying gaps and developing Focused on identifying gaps and developing solutionssolutions
Discussion topics: Financial, Business, Education, Discussion topics: Financial, Business, Education, Production & SupportProduction & Support
2004 agenda – addressing the gaps2004 agenda – addressing the gaps Discussion topics: Getting in, staying in, community Discussion topics: Getting in, staying in, community
support, decision-making for beginning farmers, support, decision-making for beginning farmers, mentoring opportunities, ag lending resources, mentoring opportunities, ag lending resources, improving profitability, neighbor/community improving profitability, neighbor/community relations, older generation issues, younger relations, older generation issues, younger generation issues, farm organizations’ assistance for generation issues, farm organizations’ assistance for beginning farmersbeginning farmers
2005 agenda - Agri-business professionals2005 agenda - Agri-business professionals Discussion topics: Mentoring, Evaluating facilities, Discussion topics: Mentoring, Evaluating facilities,
taxes, financing options, initiating difficult taxes, financing options, initiating difficult conversations, working with different culturesconversations, working with different cultures
Grow Wisconsin Farmers
Workshops for those who wish Workshops for those who wish to begin or who have already to begin or who have already begun farming and for those begun farming and for those who support them….who support them….
Workshops
PurposesPurposes To establish regional networks of To establish regional networks of
stakeholder organizations that will have a stakeholder organizations that will have a central focus on beginning farmers.central focus on beginning farmers.
To conduct regional workshops that attract To conduct regional workshops that attract Beginning farmers, Beginning farmers, Young persons considering farming careers, Young persons considering farming careers,
andand Farm owners seeking/considering life and Farm owners seeking/considering life and
business transitions.business transitions. To encourage personal interest, career To encourage personal interest, career
entry and general support for future health entry and general support for future health of the business of production agriculture.of the business of production agriculture.
State and Regional Partners
University of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperative ExtensionAgriculture and Natural Resources Cooperative Extension County ExtensionCounty Extension UW Farm and Industry Short CourseUW Farm and Industry Short Course School for Beginning Dairy Farmers (Grazing School)School for Beginning Dairy Farmers (Grazing School)
Wisconsin Milk Marketing BoardWisconsin Milk Marketing Board Wisconsin Technical College SystemWisconsin Technical College System Wisconsin Farm Service Agency (USDA)Wisconsin Farm Service Agency (USDA) Farm Credit ServicesFarm Credit Services Regional Economic Development OrganizationsRegional Economic Development Organizations Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
ProtectionProtection County Agriculture Promotion OrganizationsCounty Agriculture Promotion Organizations Grazing NetworksGrazing Networks Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development AuthorityWisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE)Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE) Farm Organizations and Many OthersFarm Organizations and Many Others
Workshop Locations 04-05
ClevelandThorp
Rice Lake
Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Thorp High School
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Regional workshop exit comments:Regional workshop exit comments: ““This (workshop) gives you (me) courage.”This (workshop) gives you (me) courage.” ““People here are enthusiastic about dairy People here are enthusiastic about dairy
farming. In school back home my friends farming. In school back home my friends think I am crazy. Glad I came!”think I am crazy. Glad I came!”
““There really are people who are also There really are people who are also interested in what I want to do….to farm!”interested in what I want to do….to farm!”
My wife and I are working together to decide My wife and I are working together to decide our future…. “This has helped a lot.”our future…. “This has helped a lot.”
Grow Wisconsin Farmers Workshops
2004-05 Summary2004-05 Summary 2004-05 attendance: 72, 93, 98. Approx. 40% have been self-2004-05 attendance: 72, 93, 98. Approx. 40% have been self-
declared ‘beginning’ farmers.declared ‘beginning’ farmers. Conducted Saturdays: Dec. 4, 11, and Jan. 8Conducted Saturdays: Dec. 4, 11, and Jan. 8 Good planning has involved the commitments of key people Good planning has involved the commitments of key people
who have a local stake in the future of farming taking an who have a local stake in the future of farming taking an active and responsible role.active and responsible role.
Workshop Structure: Keynote opening, panels-farm families at Workshop Structure: Keynote opening, panels-farm families at different stages and sizes, agency (lenders, farm program, different stages and sizes, agency (lenders, farm program, legal) representatives, exhibits, repeated roundtable legal) representatives, exhibits, repeated roundtable discussion.discussion.
Cost of participation reasonable: Planning, coordination, Cost of participation reasonable: Planning, coordination, promotion, meals, refreshments, materials. promotion, meals, refreshments, materials.
Network (planning committee), preplanning, debriefing and Network (planning committee), preplanning, debriefing and planning for follow-up essential. planning for follow-up essential.
Workshop series requires vision, planning, follow-up, local Workshop series requires vision, planning, follow-up, local network development, encouraging and supportive network development, encouraging and supportive facilitation, ideas, continuity and statewide planning facilitation, ideas, continuity and statewide planning assistance.assistance.
Grow Wisconsin Farmers
Reflection and PlanningReflection and Planning There are people who want to be beginning farmersThere are people who want to be beginning farmers Community & experienced farmer support is out Community & experienced farmer support is out
there – just a matter of harnessing itthere – just a matter of harnessing it Workshops & state conferences provide networking Workshops & state conferences provide networking
opportunities to address this specific transition opportunities to address this specific transition topic.topic.
Format of the workshops/conference is very Format of the workshops/conference is very important important
Coalition is the key to both the workshops and Coalition is the key to both the workshops and conference successconference success
Planning ’05-’06 round of workshops and a 2006 Planning ’05-’06 round of workshops and a 2006 state-wide conferencestate-wide conference
Funding for 4 regional workshopsFunding for 4 regional workshops State conference funding through sponsorship and State conference funding through sponsorship and
registration feesregistration fees
Contact Information
Gwen Garvey – WI Farm Link Coordinator, Gwen Garvey – WI Farm Link Coordinator, Department of Ag, Trade & Consumer Department of Ag, Trade & Consumer ProtectionProtection
[email protected]@datcp.state.wi.us
(608) 224-5049(608) 224-5049
Joy Kirkpatrick – Center for Dairy ProfitabilityJoy Kirkpatrick – Center for Dairy [email protected]@ces.uwex.edu
(608) 263-3485(608) 263-3485
