More than 140 ag groups and others are asking members of Congress to dedicate funding in the next farm bill to business technical assistance.
American Farmland Trust Deputy Policy Director Andrew Bahrenburg tells Brownfield while USDA provides technical assistance and farm viability work, there is no program with it as the focus.
“It leaves service providers that work with these businesses that provide that one-to-one wrap around business technical assistance often chasing one-off grant opportunities, ad hoc funding or programs,” he explains.
