HIRING: Community & Operations Coordinator at Nashville Food Cooperative
The Nashville Food Cooperative is seeking its first employee to help build and grow a community-owned local food system in Nashville. This is a flexible, part-time position (approximately 20 hours/week) for someone excited about cooperative development, local food systems, and helping shape a long-term vision for a community-owned grocery cooperative.
USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Soliciting Applications
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture is soliciting applications for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) for the fiscal year 2026 funding cycle to support the delivery of education, outreach, and technical assistance for beginning farmers and ranchers in the United States.
Keeping an Eye Out for Spotted Lanternfly Nymphs
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture posted the following notice: It's time to keep an eye out for Spotted lanternfly nymphs in Tennessee! These invasive insects feed on a wide range of plants and can quickly spread if not managed early.
ACS Expands National Partnerships to Advance Sustainable Agriculture
Working alongside partners from across the country, ACS is helping deliver technical expertise and on-the-ground support to farmers implementing practices that enhance soil health, improve water quality, and strengthen long-term farm resilience.
Senate Bill Aims to Strengthen USDA Support for Urban and Innovative Farmers
This bill provides programmatic improvements and resources for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production to address the growing program demand and equip the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Centers with tools to support the unique needs of urban and innovative operations.
House Farm Bill Update
In February, the House Agriculture Committee introduced their draft of the next Farm Bill, which Young Farmers opposed for failing to prioritize equitable farmland access, to invest in critical nutrition and local food programs, or to provide climate action tools for farmers.
Accessing Cold Damage to Fruit Buds
With temperatures expected to dip below freezing and with buds of many fruit crops either being open, Dave Lockwood is here to answers your questions about possible bud damage.
APPLY: Strategic Sprint to the Southeast
The Strategic Sprint is a week-long executive-level education experience to bring the best in entrepreneurship training to farmers. Farmers are already business and community leaders: our Strategic Sprint invites them to spend a week off-farm in a luxury setting to focus deeply on the business side of their goals and to gain toolsets and mindsets to help catapult their growth and refine their strategies for achieving their Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals (BHAGs) for their operations.
RFI: TN Department of Children Services
DEADLINE February 4th - The State of Tennessee, Department of Children's Services (DCS) is seeking information from qualified vendors, particularly Department of Agriculture Pick TN providers, who can supply locally grown fresh food products, including beef, produce, and shelf-stable items to various DCS facilities across the state.
RESOURCE: 2026 Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook
This handbook comprises up-to-date information developed from research and Extension projects conducted across the Southeast. It contains the information that you need to manage your vegetable crops, including which varieties to plant, planting dates, fertilizer recommendations, cover crop selection and conservation tillage options, pesticide selection, grafting, fertigation, plasticulture, postharvest handling, and alternative pest management tools, as well as many other topics.
FUNDING: Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund
The Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund is a competitive small grant program administered by the Farmer Veteran Coalition that provides direct assistance to veterans who are in their beginning years of farming or ranching. Awards range from $1,000 to $5,000 to purchase equipment or supplies that will support your farm business.
HIRING: Animal Systems Manager - Ocean Hour Farm (RI)
Asher Wright of Caney Fork Farms, sends a long this job posting. Ocean Hour Farm is a cool educational farm that does research and production demonstrations all surrounding the nexus of agriculture, land management, and ocean/aquatic health. They are hiring an Animal Systems Manager.
Host an Intern
The Organic Career Network (OCN), a project of the Organic Farmers Association, is excited to announce that Spring 2026 host applications are now open!
PODCAST: Forging Community on an Organic Farm
NCAT agriculture specialist Eric Fuchs-Stengel talks with Jack Kittredge and Julie Rawson, the couple behind Many Hands Organic Farm and co-authors of the book Many Hands Make a Farm. In this conversation, Jack and Julie share how they started their farm by cultivating a community of volunteers, many of whom have become shareholders and paid staff over the years.
Regenerative Agriculture: A Transformative Approach to Ecological Farming and Soil Recovery
A new critical review, published in the journal CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, highlights the emergence and scientific basis of regenerative agriculture
HIRING: Food and Culinary Services Chef at Franklin Special District
Franklin School Nutrition Department was awarded a grant through the FDA to refine their cafeteria's cooking program and introduce more scratch cooking techniques.
PAID INTERNSHIPS: Organic Career Network
The Organic Career Network (OCN), a project of the Organic Farmers Association, is excited to announce that applications are now open for our Fall 2025 paid internship program.
HIRING: Working Lands Program Coordinator at Cumberland River Compact
The Cumberland River Compact is hiring a Working Lands Program Coordinator. They will primarily support the Compact’s agricultural programming, including the Compact’s River Friendly Farms certification, Grazing School, Terra Firma farm business class series, and other educational and conservation initiatives for farmers.
FUNDING: Rural Energy for America Program
You might be eligible for REAP funds that can be used for small and large solar and wind generation, high-efficiency HVAC systems, battery backup systems, and much more.
