Western Region Agricultural
Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP)
Piikani Lodge
Piikani Lodge Health Institute (PLHI) is an Indigenous-founded and led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on promoting the health and well-being of Amskapi Piikani Blackfeet people and lands via work and research that is both translational and relevant to people and biosystems across this nation.
Service areas: Montana
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Core Services: Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support, Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers
General Services: Conservation Programs, Direct Marketing Assistance
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
Nevada Cattlemen’s Association
The Nevada Cattlemen’s Association is a non-profit trade association that was established in 1935. We provide a means for Nevada’s cattle industry to present a united front on issues that impact us all.
Our mission is to promote a dynamic and profitable Nevada beef industry which represents the interests of its producers and consistently meets the consumer’s needs while increasing Nevada’s market share.
The Association works hard to protect private property, vested water and grazing rights. We achieve this through increased public awareness of our industry, and agriculture in general.
Service areas: Nevada
Go to Website | Phone: 775-738-9214
Core Services:
General Services: Conservation Programs, Farm Land Access & Succession Planning, Institutional & Wholesale Markets, Resources for Beginning Farmers
Idaho Wool Growers Association
The Idaho Wool Growers Association is an organization of sheep producers with a mission to promote the production and consumption of lamb and wool and to assist all persons engaged in the sheep industry through: providing consumers with quality lamb and wool products, marketing our products to the best advantage, obtaining lower rates on feed and supplies, protecting the industry against the enactment of laws, policy and regulations which negatively impact business, and protecting livestock from predation, poisoning, theft and disease.
Service areas: Idaho
Go to Website | Phone: 208.344.2271
Core Services:
General Services: Conservation Programs, Resources for Beginning Farmers
Colorado Farm and Food Alliance
Service areas: Colorado
Go to Website | Phone: (970) 510 - 6614
Core Services: Activism & Organizing, Resources for Beginning Farmers
General Services: Conservation Programs
American Forage and Grassland Council
Promote the profitable production of sustainable utilization of quality forage and grassland.
Service areas: National
Go to Website | Phone: 800.944.2342
Core Services: Activism & Organizing
General Services: Conservation Programs
WSDA Office of Compliance and Outreach
The WA legislature eliminated funding for the Small Farm & Direct Marketing Program at the Washington State Dept. of Agriculture as of June 30, 2011. The knowledgeable staff from that program have been retained within the agency, now serving as Education & Outreach Specialists for the Office of Compliance and Outreach in the Food Safety and Consumer Services Division. We continue to strive to assist farmers and food processors with regulatory issues as well as education around food safety and compliance. Thanks to federal grant funding we are also active in Farm to School and Value-added Processing workshops. www.agr.wa.gov;
Service areas: Washington
Go to Website | Phone: 360.656.5063
Core Services: Institutional & Wholesale Markets
General Services: Conservation Programs, Direct Marketing Assistance, Farm Land Access & Succession Planning, Funding Opportunities for Farmers, Legal Help & Mediation Services, Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support, Resources for Beginning Farmers
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.