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Each year, we offer a two-day, intensive Beginning Farming Academy (formerly Beginning Farm Planning) to give new farmers and ranchers the tools they need to begin their operations on a sound footing.

Nevada County Farm Bureau is a family-oriented organization that gives farmers the opportunity to join together and assess a variety of common issues such as legislation affecting taxes, education, water, private property rights, energy, labor, pesticides, transportation and commodities.

The University of California Cooperative Extension, also known as the Farm Advisors office, serves California through the creation, development, and application of agricultural, natural, and human resources knowledge.

NRCS offers cost-sharing programs for a variety of natural resource issues. They also offer a soil survey, which is available in hard copy or online.

The Placer County Department of Agriculture is primarily a regulatory agency that enforces State laws and regulatory programs such as Pest Detection/Pest Exclusion, Plant Nursery Inspection, Direct Marketing/Certified Farmers Markets, Pesticide Use Enforcement, Pest and Weed Eradication, and Organic...

New Why we do what we do Financial Resources - Looking for ways to fund your operation? Search no further! Here are some resources to put you on the right path to Funding Your Operation.

Field and packing sanitation practices for food safety purposes Irrigation equipment and schedules Tractor and other equipment operation and maintenance Planting schedules and bed rotation Soil amendments, plus their management and application Cover crop components and process Grazing rotation Pesti...

Click here for a Heat Illness Awareness Safety Note from the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Introduction 1- Mission and Vision 2- Farm Economics 3- Capital Purchases 4- Operations Planning 5- Marketing 6- Risk Management 7- Transition and Succession 8- Action Planning Resources Capital purchases are purchases of durable (an expected life of 2+ years) and expensive ($250 or more) goods and...

Introduction 1- Mission and Vision 2- Farm Economics 3- Capital Purchases 4- Operations Planning 5- Marketing 6- Risk Management 7- Transition and Succession 8- Action Planning Resources Your Operations Plan is the nuts and bolts of managing your farm or ranch.