Western Region Agricultural
Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP)
U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action
We connect farmers and ranchers to food and agriculture stakeholders to co-create sustainable food systems.
Service areas: National
Go to Website | Phone: (636) 449-5086
Core Services: Activism & Organizing, Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
General Services: Funding Opportunities for Farmers
Transfarmation
Our mission is to help farmers transition their industrial animal-agriculture operations to plant-focused farms raising crops for human consumption. Please contact us through our farmer form on our website: https://thetransfarmationproject.org/#get-involved
Service areas: National
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Core Services: Industrial Ag Issues, Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
General Services: Activism & Organizing, Conservation Programs, Funding Opportunities for Farmers
Rye Revival
We support and expand ecological rye production; educate about rye for human, animal, and agricultural purposes, advance research on rye, and promote the enjoyment of rye to advance health, equity, and culture.
Service areas: National, Wisconsin
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Core Services: Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
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Noble Research Institute
Noble Research Institute, LLC is an independent nonprofit agricultural research organization dedicated to delivering solutions to great agricultural challenges.
Service areas: National, Oklahoma
Go to Website | Phone: 580-223-5810
Core Services: Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
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Kiss the Ground
Kiss the Ground, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has become a leading voice in bringing awareness to regeneration through its storytelling, education, and advocacy of regenerative agriculture and soil health.
Service areas: National
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Core Services: Activism & Organizing, Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support, Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
General Services: Resources for Beginning Farmers, Resources for BIPOC Farmers
Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund
Services include: unlimited consultation with attorneys on matters within the FTCLDF mission statement; contractual documents, e.g., herdshare contracts, buyers club agreements, etc.; access to information clearinghouse for those working on state legislation and local ordinances; consultation with attorneys on matters related to food buyers club setup and operations; access to presentations by Charlotte Smith on matters related to marketing farm and artisan foods; toll-free emergency hotline to speak with an attorney if there is a surprise visit or inspection from a government agency; the possibility of legal representation on matters that are within FTCLDF?s mission statement at no additional cost.
Service areas: National
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Core Services: Crisis Assistance, Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
General Services: Activism & Organizing, Direct Marketing Assistance, Industrial Ag Issues, Institutional & Wholesale Markets, Legal Help & Mediation Services
American Solar Grazing Association
The American Solar Grazing Association (ASGA) was founded to promote grazing sheep on solar installations. ASGA members are developing best practices that support shepherds and solar developers to both effectively manage solar installations and create new agribusiness profits. We are a not for profit trade association founded for and managed by sheep farmers who became solar graziers.
Service areas: National
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Core Services: Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
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Southwest Center for Agricultural Health Injury Prevention and Education
The SW Ag Center, located at The University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center, serves Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas as part of a program initiative of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The initiative established a network of centers, funded on a competitive basis, to conduct programs of research, prevention, intervention, education and outreach designed to reduce occupational injuries and diseases among agricultural workers and their families.
Service areas: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Go to Website | Phone: 903-877-5998
Core Services: Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
General Services: Farm Stress
Mission West Community Development Partners
Works with small businesses, communities development organizations, cooperatives, and food and agriculture producers in Lake, Mineral, and Sanders County, Montana. Business Development Center Community Development Center Cooperative Development Center Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center
Service areas: Montana
Go to Website | Phone: 406-676-5901
Core Services: Financial & Business Planning, Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support, Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
General Services: Institutional & Wholesale Markets
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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.