2017 National Farm Viability Conference
Albany, NY May 22-24
The third national Farm Viability Conference brought 300 participants from across the country to focus on strengthening farm sustainability, building stronger and more resilient local food systems and supporting the long term profitability of farming and agri-entrepreneurs from start-ups to generational businesses. Conference hosts included the Hudson Valley Agribusiness Development Program, the Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program, Grow NYC, Kitchen Table Advisors, and the American Farmland Trust.
View full conference program here.
View full conference program here.
Plenary Speakers:
Sessions:
Farm Viability Program Models: Various Approaches to One-on-One Business Advising
Techniques for Facilitation and Conflict Resolution
Land Access for Equity and Social Justice: A Vermont Case Study
Black Belt Marketing & Innovation Center for Small Farmers: Opportunities & Challenges
Making Technology Work for Farms & Local Food Systems
Leveraging the Craft Beverage Boom for Farm Profitability
Structures, Tools and Partnerships to Finance Farmland Ownership
Farm Labor Law
Values-Aligned Food Businesses Supporting Farm Viability
Rapid Feasibility Assessments: New Portal For Food Systems Planners
Effective Approaches to Supporting and Serving Immigrant Farmers
Farm Financial Statements, Standards and Analysis: Part 1
Finding the Right Mix of Markets through Market Channel Assessment
Keeping Farmland Available for Farmers: Integrating Business Planning and Farmland Conservation with Farmland Access and Transfer Projects
Farm Financial Statements, Standards and Analysis: Part 2
Program Design Roundtable
Community-Based Solutions to Realize Human Rights on Farms
Farm Transfer Planning Part I: A Key to Viability
Resilient Food Systems
Regional Institutional Markets
Beyond Startup: Supporting “Advanced Beginner” Farmers through the Tricky Intermediate Years
Supporting Multi-Crop Vegetable Farmers with Determining Production Costs
Building a Sustainable Business Assistance Network
Farm Transfer Planning II: Approaches, Strategies and Tools
The Cost of Poor Financials
Securing the Promise of Urban Agriculture: Models, Development, and Networks
Building a Culture of Food Safety
From Direct to Wholesale: Expanding Sales to Larger Markets
Farmland Investment Companies: Innovative Partners for Land Access?
Coaching Farmers to Apply for Credit
Understanding Customer Behavior at Farmers Markets: Helping Farmers Increase Sales
Starting a Benchmark Program
Can Farms Become Centers of Justice and Equity?
Leveraging Integrated Capital and Philanthropy to Support Farm Viability
Tools to Improve the Quality of Labor Management Decision-MakingBringing Alternative Finance to Your Community
Book Smart: Using Benchmarking and Performance Indicators for Better Bottom-Line Management
Growing Agricultural Economic Connections through Local Government and Cooperative Extension
Food Law Challenges & Solutions: Identifying Issues and Accessing Services
Helping Farmers Stay Competitive in a Maturing Market
Leadership that Comes from the Communities we Serve
Farm Viability Program Models: Various Approaches to One-on-One Business Advising
Techniques for Facilitation and Conflict Resolution
Land Access for Equity and Social Justice: A Vermont Case Study
Black Belt Marketing & Innovation Center for Small Farmers: Opportunities & Challenges
Making Technology Work for Farms & Local Food Systems
Leveraging the Craft Beverage Boom for Farm Profitability
Structures, Tools and Partnerships to Finance Farmland Ownership
Farm Labor Law
Values-Aligned Food Businesses Supporting Farm Viability
Rapid Feasibility Assessments: New Portal For Food Systems Planners
Effective Approaches to Supporting and Serving Immigrant Farmers
Farm Financial Statements, Standards and Analysis: Part 1
Finding the Right Mix of Markets through Market Channel Assessment
Keeping Farmland Available for Farmers: Integrating Business Planning and Farmland Conservation with Farmland Access and Transfer Projects
Farm Financial Statements, Standards and Analysis: Part 2
Program Design Roundtable
Community-Based Solutions to Realize Human Rights on Farms
Farm Transfer Planning Part I: A Key to Viability
Resilient Food Systems
Regional Institutional Markets
Beyond Startup: Supporting “Advanced Beginner” Farmers through the Tricky Intermediate Years
Supporting Multi-Crop Vegetable Farmers with Determining Production Costs
Building a Sustainable Business Assistance Network
Farm Transfer Planning II: Approaches, Strategies and Tools
The Cost of Poor Financials
Securing the Promise of Urban Agriculture: Models, Development, and Networks
Building a Culture of Food Safety
From Direct to Wholesale: Expanding Sales to Larger Markets
Farmland Investment Companies: Innovative Partners for Land Access?
Coaching Farmers to Apply for Credit
Understanding Customer Behavior at Farmers Markets: Helping Farmers Increase Sales
Starting a Benchmark Program
Can Farms Become Centers of Justice and Equity?
Leveraging Integrated Capital and Philanthropy to Support Farm Viability
Tools to Improve the Quality of Labor Management Decision-MakingBringing Alternative Finance to Your Community
Book Smart: Using Benchmarking and Performance Indicators for Better Bottom-Line Management
Growing Agricultural Economic Connections through Local Government and Cooperative Extension
Food Law Challenges & Solutions: Identifying Issues and Accessing Services
Helping Farmers Stay Competitive in a Maturing Market
Leadership that Comes from the Communities we Serve