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Historic, Archive Document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. Farms vary widely id other characteristics, ure ae ONE. tlie SMALL FARMS SHOW GREATER ENROLLMENT ranging from very small retirement and residential IN CONSERVATION PROGRAMS farms to establishments with sales in the millions. Percent of Assets or Acres A farm typology developed by USDA's Economic 30 Research Service (ERS) categorizes farms by occupation i Assets WB Acres of land owned as well as sales volume. By better describing America's ~ CRP and WRP acres diversity of farms, ERS has set the tone for federal 25 agencies and program leaders to provide information, funds and services that meet this diversity of agricultural 20 needs. The charts that follow describe some general characteristics of farms in the U.S. Small farms are defined by ERS as operations with sales less than 15 $250,000. For more information, see: http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/farmstructure/ 10 5 SHARE OF TOTAL FARMS AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION Limited Retire- Residential/ Low- High- ,L arge Very | Nonfamily Percent of Farms or Production Resource ment Lifestyle _ sales sales, Large, Farms 50 Farming-occupation ; ! i Value of Production Small Family Farms Other Family Farms Farms 40 Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, 1998 Agricultural Resource Management Study. SMALL FARMS DEPEND ON OFF-FARM SOURCES ‘lw FOR MUCH OF THEIR INCOME $1,000 per household 250 WB Farm earnings MB Off-farm earnings atO o _. Total household income 200 150 Limited Retire- Residential/ Low- High- Large Very ' Nonfamily Resource ment Lifestyle sales sales Large | Farms Farming-occupation | Small Family Farms Other Family 100 Farms U.S. Average Household Income: Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, 1998 Agricultural Resource $49,692 Management Study. 50 -50 Limited Retire- Residential/ Low- High- ' Large Very ' Nonfamily Resource ment Lifestyle sales sales | Large | Farms i} Farming-occupation Small Family Farms | Other Family i] Farms Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, 1998 Agricultural Resource Management Study for farm operator household data. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey for data on all U.S. Households. Building Better Rural Places Federal programs for sustainable agriculture, forestry, consetvation and community development January 2001 Building Better Rural Places Federal programs for sustainable agriculture, forestry, conservation and community development A publication of the U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies working together for sustainable rural development in collaboration with The Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Original Authors: Romana A. Vysatova and Laurie S.Z. Greenberg Revised by Valerie Berton and Jennifer Butler Edited by Margaret Krome USDA agencies and programs providing major support for this publication: Resource Conservation and Development Natural Resources Conservation Service US. Forest Service Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program January 2001 Acknowledgments This guide resulted from a collaboration of individuals from USDA agencies who are working together for sustainable rural development in concert with the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. The authors would like to thank the dedicated staff of the many programs included in this volume who reviewed listings for this guide as originally published and helped update it for the current edition. The effort to foster collaboration and partnerships among USDA agencies in support of sustainable community development is championed by the Rural Economic Development Action Team, the National RC&D Working Group, and the Council on Sustainable Development at USDA. Among other federal, state, and local partners are the National Rural Development Partnership, State Rural Development Councils, and RC&D Councils. We appreciate the hard work and cooperation of members of all of these entities in supporting the development of this guide. The guide could not have been completed for its first edition without the support and leadership of SARE directors, past and present, from Rob Myers and Jerry DeWitt to Jill Auburn. This revised edition owes special thanks to Jill Auburn and to Teresa Maurer, Manager of the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) program, for their commitment to providing staff and other resources to help research, update and print the guide and to maintain its presence on the ATTRA website. Finally, the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute's contributions to producing both editions of this guide have been made possible by generous grants from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation. Table of Contents L(yeKG BLRUY OTaD yey citer dea pry Ge ae eee AD AN RR pee in ere RTpRe co SSCS TEs ence nto fc Cee cee eae 8 I. Research, Information and New Technologies..............cscccceseeees 13 Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) «..........cc-csssssscserscseseressoreeenenssonsescsceoesosees 14 Cooperative Extension System (CES) csccscscsscscteccsssssoseatssenesastsesenstecnsssensceseersssoressensseessvencsvedessonsevessenceveeeens 16 ere ate, Ce CEIOTU AO) hearers araar ema ceatesritystreec2 ita cderscconn saretensesc-ecnecatreorscatravenedstndsaerstrecacboeterazascneavecneresonsses 24 Forest Products Conservation and Recycling (FPC&R) .........cssccsersesereneceessensetsteteesesesesseseosssossnnasees 18 Rea estete Pa Oratory (be2 ) are cc.cue stesso tocete deed tex odncs coaznncaccenscnescerasnscaheeerentncvsensnsnenssygucsuneanserionecnets 20 Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems (IFAFS) ..........scessscscseseseesssesseeeessescesensssseesesenenees 22 Integrated Research, Education and Extension Competitive Grants Program (Section 406) ........... 24 Organic transitions (Section 406) ..........sssscsesssesecserssnensereneensnseneneenensssessssessssessssssssessssssesesenseeessseeesnenees 24 National Agroforestry Center (NAC) ..........scssssscescsssesssssensenseserssnsensensesccnsnessenecsssossssscssesssssessssensenseessenens 26 National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (NRICGP)) .......eeceesseseseeeeneeenenereerenenenees 28 Pest Management Alternatives Program .........sscsesececsesereseereesesneesesesnenenesessessscsessensasseesesesceneneseneeneneesenes 31 Pesticides (Section 406: RAMP, CAR, Pest Memt Centers) ...............csrsccssesressseneresseceserenseesonssranecsnssesecss 24 Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) .........ssssssssssssercecscseserersenescncesssesenesesesessssesenees oo Regional Integrated Pest Management Program ..........scscsecseeeseseesesseseseessessenssesseessenesnessensenenenseneenenneey a2 BTC CNN TCS UILES (cy AN IR) ae eres a ees os east ecsocarscsddssubudnetaccdesearietvorennssnsvnceonsenssascsanansossientog eye Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program ..........:sseesssseeseseeseeeeeeneeneseeneenees 39 Technology Transfer Program .....s.csessessessessesssseeneessensensesessssasstssnssnssnssssssssncsasssssncanssnsnscenscsecnscacenesneceneey 42 Wood in Transportation (WIT) Program .......c.cssececseeeteetecteseesesesneneesesesesseenseneseesssnssseseeseesennenseneeneanenneey 46 Water Quality (Section 406) ..........c..cescsssessesssssssseensensensenesncenecsessecocencensssnsnsessssossessssensenssnsenseacescenssassassaensens 24 II. Financing Businesses and New Enterprises .........sccececeeessesesevees 49 Business and Industrial (B & I) Guaranteed Loan Program... teeseseetetseseneeetseseneeeeenenes 50 Business and Industrial Direct Loan (B & I Direct) Program .........ccccseseseteretereeeterenenenenenensssessatasnenenenes Pe Direct Farm Ownership and Operating LOams «0.0... seesseseessssssneseeseeseensesnseneencnnsnnsneensencans 54 Business and Industrial Direct Loan (B & I Direct) Program ........cccccseseseerereeseeteesresseeeesseneneneenenenees 52 Direct Farm Ownership and Operating LOams «1.0... eseeseseesseneseeneneeneneeeneenensensnsesesersesesesees 54 Guaranteed Farm Ownership and Operating Lams .........::s:ccsesssesesesseseeseeseseeseseeneseeneneeneneeneneeenenneneey 56 Intermediary Relending Loan Program (IRP) ......sessessecssessessseesssssessseesseeneeneecneceneenseeanecaseescenecsssenesenees 58 Rural Business Enterprise Grants (RBEG) .......-::csecsessessecsesessesessessseseessesseneenecneeneenecanensenscnsensonsencnsessesses 60 Rural Business Opportunity Grants (RBOG) .......sssessessesseesseseeesesssseenecenecnnecneenanennecanecnsccsscenseansesesetecees 61 Introduction.to the. US. Small Business Administration: cnc ce ee 62 Small Busimess Innovation Research Program (BUR) ee. chsccre5scee ea ac. tears acorenet arene nae cnmcearer engineer eee ss 63 7(a) Loan Guaranty: Program ssc sc cates oe ccg secs store eur soees ets acetone eps sce see eee eee 65 504 Certified Development Company (504 CDG) Program: (SBA) c22.5:51c1-ser-setsees ssorcesc oeeesretntrneaense-rses >6 7 MicroLoan, Program 1..2ccz-ascsupeetiooetnecsanaetncsaecv 1a05ct 8e02 s22- a0cREe Cegu tntserd tceat tRennas resatsa Nseteraa cciaetsiao nese e 69 small Business Investment Companies (SBICS) ic s0..2.s.-s0-.ns.<+-s0eoesavea:nosesaesenaesoreetesaegen aetna eeeseeensvereere etr e7 0 Downpayment Farm Ownership Woamn Programm, 2. :.c¢<:.cccasast osvesrsese oSeveese=cvesnsicaet-sueuee scanterns sgeteueevsaet rev A Loans 'for‘Socially Disadvaritaged. Persons 2 isissscicc0...0ts+.0s-0-5/sesshsuoaesarecssons-ergeenneeesateehss esveeae eenuenetteeeepr s 73 III. Management Assistance ........ sesuereceadencbeterestuattearsateetec® merc ord Cooperative Services: (G5) 5e ee gree cece cce teat ese. sense case cas Sase Basa aca ea hase eae craic oe aa ee 76 Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program (RCDG) 22205 a icec< sues serccsescosvectersoese saasss ecsessveersvsecnirmsere t 78 The SCORE Association -- Counselors to America’s Small Business. ............::s-sssssessssssssevesseessseesncess 80 omall Business Development Center (SBDC) Prog rarny se reeccctess reece ences tere sree c nee er eee 81 Small Farmer Outreach Training and Technical Assistance Program........cscssssssssessesessseseesessseseeenesees 84 IV. Marketing Assistance .............. Sraesisosee mctasticccersesecenseccsesesteuseccecencaesteetO/y Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (roMiL) <osssccseccweassiecr eoatreer reetsec seearr ceereee: 88 Market Access Program (INIA) (or e.ce eeuntete Stee geet teenies eee cree nee er eon eee ce 90 National Orgamic Proorar rr 528 20 cscs cee: See eter staat ce shea akira tence ee eee cece OP cee aR ec ene 92 Research and Promotion Program (ROP). vive tacescesestestesscessssensssusnoseevesesvopuviesesncssotes etsecsssmeetreases 93 Wholesale and Alternative Markets Prograny(W 625M) coterie, cece ee ee 94 Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) ...........::sese 96 V. Conservation and Resource Management........... resresicersestarscrennee oh ConservationReserve Prog rain cccssacrccsessssenysccge oes oeeaecsi soph oem oedema te ca eee en ened 100 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (HOU? )i0iyciesscceatee ne ee ee eee eee 102 Farmland. ProtectiOn Prog rain csc toscs:socscocosnecs eaecst eseN eaet eesese r+e/eer¥ aeeteae ceceee 104 Porestry Incentives Proeramy (ULE) sess erect cette etna een 106 Forest Legacy Progrannn’:.sscasssssueassyonac rneets ocnea neandesses pedaes secetsa tsnteet eaees teee zncesr esas tge eaeeasr sekete e 108 Partners for Fish and (Wildlife s2sccosreeen ccrngesh = oeesensesnok ce uhercatncsere ay spe ene ee 110 Pesticides (Section 406; RAMP, CAK) Pest Mom! Centers) ore: sects cccccatcer cay seeeeeeeeeeen er renee ences 24 Water Quality (Section:406) -sccccssss vecsecssvancteovestnsensunenaes an conss texausPencetac sac seetetyty e re ery eee 24 Wetlands Reserve Program (WIRE) ie. cc crccsevotesecetescons tocar ctesnecsecspces crare eer eee ante eee mene 112 Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program: (WEP) sees. rcccscacsceresercterce eee ee ee 114 Emergency Watershed Protection, Program (HVVE) ercer cect: ececeet teeter 116

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