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Throughout the year, Farm Credit hosts events and training sessions to help young, beginning and small farmers get the knowledge they need to grow their business. To find events browse through our calendar or select an interest area from the buttons below

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    Business Planning Farm Management

    Young Cattlemen's Conference

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    Type
    In Person
    Location
    Washington, DC
    Partner
    Farm Credit Council
    Farm Credit Council sponsors NCBA’s Young Cattlemen’s Conference, an event fostering the next generation of beef industry leaders. We are also members of NCBA’s Allied Industry Council. Since 1980...
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    Business Planning Farm Management

    Washington Leadership Conference (WLC)

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    Type
    In Person
    Location
    Washington, DC
    Partner
    Farm Credit Council
    Farm Credit Council sponsors the Washington Leadership Conference, which provides FFA members a premier experience meeting with ag leaders in the Capital through a program designed to encourage...
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    Business Planning

    Young Cooperators Meeting

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    Type
    In Person
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    Farm Credit Council
    Farm Credit Council sponsors NMPF’s National Young Cooperators program, which provides education, leadership and advocacy training for dairy producers ages 40 or younger. It is held in conjunction...
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    Marketing Business Planning Financing

    Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit

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    Type
    In-Person
    Location
    University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Partner
    Farm Credit Council
    Farm Credit Council supports the University of Arkansas Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s annual leadership summit for Native youth ages 18-23. The summit focuses on business planning, risk...
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    Infrastructure Farm Management

    National 4-H Forestry Invitational

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    Type
    In-Person
    Location
    Jackson's Mill State 4-H Conference Center, Weston, West Virginia
    Partner
    Farm Credit Council
    This is the annual national 4-H competition for forestry judging, sponsored by Farm Credit Council. The event draws 4-H members from across the country and teaches students forestry and timber...
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    Business Planning Farm Management

    New Century Farmer Conference

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    Type
    In-Person
    Location
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    Partner
    Farm Credit Council
    Farm Credit sponsors FFA’s New Century Farmer Conference, which gathers FFA alums who are actively engaged in farming. We also sponsor FFA’s National Convention and an FFA Supervised Agricultural...
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    Farm Management

    2025 Homesteaders of America Conference

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    Type
    In-Person
    Cost
    $50 single-person, $99 two-person, $0-15 child
    Location
    Warren County Fairgrounds, 26 Fairgrounds Road, Front Royal, Virginia 22630
    Partner
    Farm Credit Council
    Homesteaders is an educational organization to offer support and resources for small scale farming families. Their rapidly growing audience encompasses young, beginning, and small farmers. Farm Credit...
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    Business Planning

    Ag Biz Basics

    Type
    Webinar
    Cost
    $200
    Location
    Online
    Partner
    Farm Credit University
    Ag Biz Basics will assist you in launching, growing, managing and transitioning your business with a greater opportunity for SUCCESS! Whether you are an aspiring agri-entrepreneur, transitioning into...
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    Business Planning

    Ag Biz Planner

    Type
    College Level Course
    Cost
    $700
    Location
    Online
    Partner
    Farm Credit University
    Ag Biz Planner guides farmers and ranchers through the process of developing a business plan and working with agricultural lenders. This college-level course is available nationwide in an online...
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    Business Planning Estate & Transition Planning

    Farm Business Transition Workbook

    Type
    Curriculum
    Cost
    FREE
    Location
    Online
    Partner
    Farm Credit University
    Transition planning is the process of transferring the ownership and management responsibilities of a family farm or business so that it can succeed and thrive into the future. This process is...
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