
Western Region Agricultural
Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP)
Headwaters Farm Incubator Program
Headwaters Farm Incubator Program is designed to assist in the development of new farmers. The program involves leasing out sections of East Multnomah SWCD’s Headwaters Farm to motivated, experienced individuals who will use it as a launching pad for their own farming endeavors.
Service areas: Oregon
Go to Website | Phone: (503) 935-5355
Core Services: Farm Land Access & Succession Planning, Resources for Beginning Farmers
General Services: Direct Marketing Assistance, Financial & Business Planning, Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
Community Food and Agriculture Coalition
Building a vibrant future for Montana’s farmland, farmers and food system. Our three main program areas work together to ensure that farmlands are conserved, farming remains a viable livelihood, and all Montanans can equally access nutritious, affordable, locally grown food.
Service areas: Montana
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Core Services: Conservation Programs, Farm Land Access & Succession Planning, Financial & Business Planning, Resources for Beginning Farmers
General Services: Direct Marketing Assistance, Funding Opportunities for Farmers, Resources for LGBTQIA Farmers
Chimacum Center
The Chimacum Center works in partnership and collaboration with land and farming partners and with grassroots and organizational allies around the Jefferson County region to nurture creative, collaborative and restorative rural projects in the arts, community-building, healing, housing, food justice and land access.
Service areas: Washington
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Core Services: Farm Land Access & Succession Planning, Funding Opportunities for Farmers
General Services: Conservation Programs, Financial & Business Planning, Research, Technical Assistance, & Education, Resources for Beginning Farmers, Resources for BIPOC Farmers
Black Oregon Land Trust
We support beginning BIPOC farmers in building foundational skills and accessing supportive trainings, as well as bridging existing Black farmers with resources for funding to support their land stewardship. We are in the beginning stages of developing a network of Black farmers across Oregon to bridge farmers with financial education skills, potential investors and resources, and community mentorship and infrastructure support.
Service areas: Oregon
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Core Services: Activism & Organizing, Farm Land Access & Succession Planning, Resources for BIPOC Farmers
General Services: Financial & Business Planning, Funding Opportunities for Farmers, Institutional & Wholesale Markets, Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support, Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
Black Farmers Collective
Our mission is to build a Black-led food system by developing a cooperative network of food system actors, acquiring and stewarding land, facilitating food system education, and creating space for Black liberation in healing and joy.
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Core Services: Farm Land Access & Succession Planning, Resources for BIPOC Farmers
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San Isabel Land Protection Trust
Protecting ranch, farm and forest lands, wildlife habitat, historic resources and scenic views in Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and western Pueblo counties since 1995.
Service areas: Colorado
Go to Website | Phone: 719.783.3018
Core Services: Conservation Programs, Farm Land Access & Succession Planning
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Farm Link Montana
Farm Link Montana is a one-stop shop for finding help with finding land, accessing markets, tracking down financing, building a profitable business, and hiring and keeping great employees., including: Programs to link beginning farmers with internship and more.
Service areas: Montana
Go to Website | Phone: (406) 926-1625
Core Services: Farm Land Access & Succession Planning, Resources for Beginning Farmers
General Services: Direct Marketing Assistance, Legal Help & Mediation Services
Alaska Division of Agriculture
To promote and encourage development of an agriculture industry in the State.
Service areas: Alaska
Go to Website | Phone: 415-494-9368
Core Services: Farm Land Access & Succession Planning
General Services: Direct Marketing Assistance, Institutional & Wholesale Markets
Sierra Harvest
We offer a 14 week ag skills on-farm course in summers, have a 1-2 day intensive farm conference, a 7-week farm business training class, classes on how to get certified organic, support for sales to buyers, advocate locally and state-wide for policies, have farm tours to learn from other farmers and gatherings too.
Service areas: California
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Core Services: Activism & Organizing, Direct Marketing Assistance, Farm Land Access & Succession Planning, Financial & Business Planning, Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support, Resources for Beginning Farmers
General Services: Conservation Programs, Disaster Relief/Resilience, Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers
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The Western Region Agricultural Stress Assistance Program is supported by the USDA Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, under agreement number: 2020-70028-32731 proposal number: 2020-07631
The Western Region Agricultural Stress Assistance Program is an equal access/equal opportunity program.