Online farming workshops set for October and November

Farm and Food
Contact(s)

Lucia Schulz, community organizing associate, lucias@cfra.org, 402.380.7006; or Rhea Landholm, brand marketing and communications manager, rheal@cfra.org, 402.687.2100 ext 1025

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LYONS, NEBRASKA – Existing or aspiring farmers looking to expand their small livestock businesses are invited to attend a series of free, online workshops hosted by the Center for Rural Affairs.

The “Farm Business and Marketing Series” will be presented in Spanish on Mondays and Thursdays, Oct. 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, and 28; and Nov. 1,  4, 8, 11, 15, and 18, from 6 to 8 p.m.

“In this series, attendees will learn how to develop their farm into an agribusiness,” said Lucia Schulz, community organizing associate for the Center for Rural Affairs. “These interactive and instructional courses will help attendees increase their knowledge of the farm as a business and how to develop an agribusiness plan to reach high-value markets.”

Registration is required by Oct. 11; visit cfra.org/events. For more information, contact Schulz at lucias@cfra.org or 402.380.7006.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program.

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