Zoom webinar on Friday, February 16, at 11:00 am.
Open enrollment goes live on Wednesday, February 21.
Beginning farmers and ranchers in California face many challenges in sustaining their agricultural operations. This program provides no-cost mentoring services from experienced farmers and ranchers to facilitate knowledge transfer.
Who can enroll as a Mentor?
Farmers (including specialty crop growers) and/or ranchers with greater than 10 years of experience operating an agricultural production business in California can enroll as Mentors.
Mentors are expected to provide up to 6 hours of mentorship services to a beginning farmer and/or rancher over the course of 1-year.
Mentors will be paid at a rate of $50/hour for up to 6-hours per Mentee.
Who can enroll as a Mentee?
Farmers (including specialty crop growers) and/or ranchers with 1 to 10 years of experience operating an agricultural production business in California can enroll as Mentees.
Mentees will receive additional no-cost educational resources, including: Biannual workshops alongside subject matter experts and peers; an annual subscription to AgAlert and Farm Bureau Extension.
Funding for this Project was made possible by a grant/cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.
