Progress 12/15/14 to 12/14/17
Outputs
Target Audience:Audience Emphasis • Specialty crop producers • Small farms • Immigrant producers • Hispanic or Latino • Limited resource producers Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Total Meetings: 61 Total Meeting Participants: 775 Total Webinars: 0 Total Webinar Participants: 0 Total Website Visits: 4559 Total Online Course Participants: 0 Meetings 1/17/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 24 1/17/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 14 1/24/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 20 1/24/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 10 1/31/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 19 1/31/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 12 2/14/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 10 2/14/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 5 2/21/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 10 3/7/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 18 3/7/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 11 3/14/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 28 3/21/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 28 3/28/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 18 3/28/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 11 4/4/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 20 4/4/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 12 4/11/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 19 4/11/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 11 4/26/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 15 8/29/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 8 9/12/2015: Hastings, NE -- Number of Attendees 13 1/23/2016: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 14 1/23/2016: Fremont, NE -- Number of Attendees 1 1/30/2016: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 15 2/6/2016: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 12 2/13/2016: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 13 2/27/2016: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 11 3/12/2016: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 13 3/19/2016: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 12 4/2/2016: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 9 4/9/2016: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 9 6/11/2016: Union, NE -- Number of Attendees 5 7/30/2016: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 11 6/4/2016: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 10 9/10/2016: Northfield, MN -- Number of Attendees 13 1/14/2017: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 20 1/21/2017: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 19 2/4/2017: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 21 2/11/2017: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 19 2/18/2017: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 16 3/4/2017: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 16 3/11/2017: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 15 3/18/2017: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 13 5/6/2017: Ceresco, NE -- Number of Attendees 9 5/6/2017: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 9 5/27/2017: Raymond, NE -- Number of Attendees 10 6/10/2017: Brainard, NE -- Number of Attendees 12 9/23/2017: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 4 9/20/2017: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 9 1/14/2017: Hastings, NE -- Number of Attendees 3 1/21/2017: Hastings, NE -- Number of Attendees 2 2/5/2017: Schuyler, NE -- Number of Attendees 9 2/26/2017: Schuyler, NE -- Number of Attendees 12 5/6/2017: Hastings, NE -- Number of Attendees 1 7/22/2017: Columbus, NE -- Number of Attendees 12 7/22/2017: Columbus, NE -- Number of Attendees 10 8/2/2017: Fremont, NE -- Number of Attendees 9 8/2/2017: Fremont, NE -- Number of Attendees 11 9/17/2017: Lexington, NE -- Number of Attendees 15 9/17/2017: Lexington, NE -- Number of Attendees 15? How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Radio Lobo Ad To introduce our workshop series/Potential Latino Farmers Radio Lobo Schedule to introduce our series to the Latino population/potential Latino Farmers Listserv announcement to educated people interested in sustainable Ag on our workshop series / members of the Nebraska Sustainable Ag Society Lincoln Journal Star Ad to educate the public on our class series/ Readers of the Lincoln Journal Star Spanish Flyer For 2016 Fremont Class Recruiting Latino Participants in Fremont, NE What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Result 1. Hispanic and limited resource beginners Producer action: Understand, Topic: Business and strategic planning When measured: Annually Estimated Number: 150, Actual Number: 93 How verified: Post workshop survey Result 2. Beginning farmers will develop enterprise plans suitable for FSA loan applications Producer action: Develop, Topic: Financial records and analysis When measured: Annually Estimated Number: 100, Actual Number: 46 How verified: Completed enterprise plan Result 3. 25 limited resource farmers start successful farm businesses on Community Crops incubator site Producer action: Implement, Topic: Vegetables When measured: October of each year Estimated Number: 25, Actual Number: 12 How verified: Farm records and staff observations Result 4. 15 Hispanic farmers will start successful farm businesses Producer action: Implement, Topic: Vegetables When measured: October of each year Estimated Number: 15, Actual Number: 12 How verified: Farm records and staff observations Result 5. 100 farmers will gain skills and knowledge of sustainable production, management, marketing and food safety techniques through Farmer-to-Farmer workshops Producer action: Understand, Topic: Vegetables When measured: September of each year Estimated Number: 100, Actual Number: 115 How verified: Workshop surveys Result 6. 130 beginning Hispanic and limited resource farmers will understand and apply new production practices for fruit, vegetable, and small livestock (poultry, hogs, goats, etc.) Producer action: Implement, Topic: Livestock When measured: September of each year Estimated Number: 130, Actual Number: 114 How verified: Participant survey Result 7. 150 beginning Hispanic and limited resource farmers will understand markets Producer action: Understand, Topic: Local, regional, and direct marketing When measured: April of each year Estimated Number: 150, Actual Number: 105 How verified: Participant survey after workshops Result 8. 100 Hispanic and limited resource beginners will have improve their farm businesses through the training and technical assistance received Producer action: Implement, Topic: Business and strategic planning When measured: October of each year Estimated Number: 100, Actual Number: 80 How verified: Producer survey
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Progress 12/15/15 to 12/14/16
Outputs
Target Audience:Audience Emphasis Specialty crop producers Small farms Immigrant producers Hispanic or Latino Limited resource producers Changes/Problems:We are continuing this project for one more year with changes having already been implemented in 2017. The classes have been more formally organized into 4 segments: Visioning and Business Planning, Farm Management, Food Safety Planning, and Technical Farm Visits. If including a webinar segment into an educational series in the future, it is essential to have a host that is specific to the webinar. There is too much going on at a live event for the host to manage both the live event and the webinar. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Total Meetings: 36 Total Meeting Participants: 484 Total Meeting Participant Hours: 1076.00 Total Webinars: 0 Total Webinar Participants: 0 Total Webinar Participant Hours: 0 Total Website Visits: 4559 Total Online Course Participants: 0 Meetings Date City State # Attendees Meeting Length (hours) 1/17/2015 Lincoln NE 24 0.00 1/17/2015 Crete NE 14 0.00 1/24/2015 Lincoln NE 20 0.00 1/24/2015 Crete NE 10 0.00 1/31/2015 Lincoln NE 19 0.00 1/31/2015 Crete NE 12 0.00 2/14/2015 Lincoln NE 10 0.00 2/14/2015 Crete NE 5 0.00 2/21/2015 Crete NE 10 0.00 3/7/2015 Lincoln NE 18 0.00 3/7/2015 Crete NE 11 0.00 3/14/2015 Lincoln NE 28 0.00 3/21/2015 Lincoln NE 28 0.00 3/28/2015 Lincoln NE 18 0.00 3/28/2015 Crete NE 11 0.00 4/4/2015 Lincoln NE 20 0.00 4/4/2015 Crete NE 12 0.00 4/11/2015 Lincoln NE 19 0.00 4/11/2015 Crete NE 11 0.00 4/26/2015 Lincoln NE 15 0.00 8/29/2015 Crete NE 8 0.00 9/12/2015 Hastings NE 13 0.00 1/23/2016 Lincoln NE 14 8.00 1/23/2016 Fremont NE 1 8.00 1/30/2016 Lincoln NE 15 8.00 2/6/2016 Lincoln NE 12 8.00 2/13/2016 Lincoln NE 13 8.00 2/27/2016 Lincoln NE 11 8.00 3/12/2016 Lincoln NE 13 8.00 3/19/2016 Lincoln NE 12 8.00 4/2/2016 Lincoln NE 9 8.00 4/9/2016 Lincoln NE 9 8.00 6/11/2016 Union NE 5 4.00 7/30/2016 Crete NE 11 6.00 6/4/2016 Lincoln NE 10 4.00 9/10/2016 Northfield MN 13 6.00 How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Radio Lobo Ad To introduce our workshop series/Potential Latino Farmers Radio Lobo Schedule to introduce our series to the Latino population/potential Latino Farmers Sample of Community Crops Newsletter Announcement To educate interested parties about the workshop series/ Community Crops newsletter recipients Listserv announcement to educated people interested in sustainable Ag on our workshop series / members of the Nebraska Sustainable Ag Society Lincoln Journal Star Ad to educate the public on our class series/ Readers of the Lincoln Journal Star Workshops teach Beginning Latino Farmers How to Get Started Readers of the CFRA blog, to educate CFRA supporters on the project Latino Beginning Farmer and Rancher Workshops Coming to Southeast Nebraska - Workshop Series Conducted in Spanish Press Release/Press in Nebraska Spanish Flyer For 2016 Fremont Class Recruiting Latino Participants in Fremont, NE What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Completed in 2016: Targeted area for CFRA classes, dispersed fliers at factories, Latino businesses and churches. Put out press releases, information in our newsletters and info on our websites Reviewed class materials, schedule and topics Found locations for classes, booked classrooms, finalized schedule, tested technology. Confirmed topics and speakers. Placed ads in print media, radio and on social media in the final weeks leading up to the start of the workshop. Held workshop series, evaluated topics after workshops, evaluated speakers, and evaluated farm tours. Continued to test technology and make improvements. Interviewed potential farmers for Prairie Pines. Accepted farmers in first few weeks of classes. Provided individual assistance during the farm planning stages. Made plans for follow up visits. Placed farmers at Prairie Pines, worked with them on their business and crop plans. Continued to provide technical, business and marketing support to farmers at Prairie Pines. Planned summer tours and workshop topics, promoted them to current class participants. Planned trips to participants' farms for technical assistance. Identified location for year three classes. Researched technology options for improvements to class. Met with Prairie Pines farmers to discuss the season mid way through. Set goals for success with the farmers. Evaluated the amount of land returning farmers would need. Met with farmers at Prairie Pines one on one to discuss plans for their return to Prairie Pines the next year.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Result Topic Producer action When measured Est # Act # How verified? 1. Hispanic and limited resource beginners Business and strategic planning Understand Annually 150 69 Post workshop survey 2. Beginning farmers will develop enterprise plans suitable for FSA loan applications Financial records and analysis Develop Annually 100 30 Completed enterprise plan 3. 25 limited resource farmers start successful farm businesses on Community Crops incubator site Vegetables Implement October of each year 25 6 Farm records and staff observations 4. 15 Hispanic farmers will start successful farm businesses Vegetables Implement October of each year 15 9 Farm records and staff observations 5. 100 farmers will gain skills and knowledge of sustainable production, management, marketing and food safety techniques through Farmer-to-Farmer workshops Vegetables Understand September of each year 100 60 Workshop surveys 6. 130 beginning Hispanic and limited resource farmers will understand and apply new production practices for fruit, vegetable, and small livestock (poultry, hogs, goats, etc.) Livestock Implement September of each year 130 75 Participant survey 7. 150 beginning Hispanic and limited resource farmers will understand markets Local, regional, and direct marketing Understand April of each year 150 70 Participant survey after workshops 8. 100 Hispanic and limited resource beginners will have improve their farm businesses through the training and technical assistance received Business and strategic planning Implement October of each year 100 35 Producer survey
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Progress 12/15/14 to 12/14/15
Outputs
Target Audience: Audience Emphasis Specialty crop producers Small farms Immigrant producers Hispanic or Latino Limited resource producers Participants Served Record the total number of unique participants who participated in your program: Total Number of Participants: 56 Enter the actual cumulative number of participants who as a result of your program: Started farming: Target - 50, Actual - 14 Helped prepare to start farming: Target - 150, Actual - 36 Improved farming success: Target - 60, Actual - 6 Changes/Problems: We are continuing this project for two more years with changes including relying less on technology and the live streaming of the presentations. We are hoping that the participants will be more engaged and connected to the classes. Participants have offered feedback on topics they are interested in. We are now considering using those suggestions to steer our summer tour/workshop series. We would also like to explore different ways to use the technology better such as recording a separate webinar on the topic instead of just recording the class, as it is challenging to watch the recording of an entire class targeted for an in-person audience. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Total Meetings: 22 Total Meeting Participants: 336 Total Webinars: 0 Total Webinar Participants: 0 Total Website Visits: 4559 Total Online Course Participants: 0 Meetings 1/17/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 24 1/17/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 14 1/24/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 20 1/24/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 10 1/31/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 19 1/31/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 12 2/14/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 10 2/14/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 5 2/21/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 10 3/7/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 18 3/7/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 11 3/14/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 28 3/21/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 28 3/28/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 18 3/28/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 11 4/4/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 20 4/4/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 12 4/11/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 19 4/11/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 11 4/26/2015: Lincoln, NE -- Number of Attendees 15 8/29/2015: Crete, NE -- Number of Attendees 8 9/12/2015: Hastings, NE -- Number of Attendees 13 How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Radio Lobo Ad To introduce our workshop series/Potential Latino Farmers Radio Lobo Schedule to introduce our series to the Latino population/potential Latino Farmers Sample of Community Crops Newsletter Announcement To educate interested parties about the workshop series/ Community Crops newsletter recipients Listserv announcement to educated people interested in sustainable Ag on our workshop series / members of the Nebraska Sustainable Ag Society Lincoln Journal Star Ad to educate the public on our class series/ Readers of the Lincoln Journal Star Workshops teach Beginning Latino Farmers How to Get Started Readers of the CFRA blog, to educate CFRA supporters on the project Latino Beginning Farmer and Rancher Workshops Coming to Southeast Nebraska - Workshop Series Conducted in Spanish Press Release/Press in Nebraska What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Completed in 2015: Targeted area for CFRA classes, dispersed fliers at factories, Latino businesses and churches. Sought out booths in areas with potential interested people. Put out press releases, information in our newsletters and info on our websites Reviewed class materials, schedule and topic Found locations for classes, booked classrooms, finalized schedule, tested technology. Confirmed topics and speakers. Planned Main Street's visit. Placed ads in print media, radio and on social media in the final weeks leading up to the start of the workshop. Held workshop series, evaluated topics after workshops, evaluated speakers, and evaluated farm tours. Continued to test technology and make improvements. Interviewed potential farmers for Prairie Pines. Accepted farmers in first week of class. Provided individual assistance during the farm planning stages. Made plans for follow up visits. Placed farmers at Prairie Pines, worked with them on their business and crop plans. Continued to provide technical, business and marketing support to farmers at Prairie Pines. Started market assistance as the farmers market started. Planned summer tours and workshop topics, promoted them to current class participants. Planned trips to participants' farms for technical assistance. Identified location for year two classes. Researched technology options for improvements to class. Attended county fairs to get the word out about the program. Met with Prairie Pines farmers to discuss the season mid way through. Set goals for success with the farmers. Evaluated the amount of land returning farmers would need. Met with farmers at Prairie Pines one on one to discuss plans for their return to Prairie Pines the next year. Select areas sooner and conduct more outreach events, schedule a farm tour specifically for people interested in the workshops. Begin targeting audience in selected areas sooner. Target individuals for technical assistance early on in the class and set up times to meet them sooner to establish a stronger relationship and to improve their businesses early on. Model successful planning from the beginning. Continue to recruit local name recognized farmers to teach. Promote them earlier as well Continue targeting places of employment for Latino participants, involve more local agencies when recruiting. Have several land options available when recruiting to help people find land to farm. Introduce and promote Prairie Pines earlier. Present to local agencies so that they have information on this service and can recommend clients. Improve quality of classes and recordings. Participants and speakers were not fond of the lag time with interpreting.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Result 1. Hispanic and limited resource beginners Producer action: Understand, Topic: Business and strategic planning When measured: Annually Estimated Number: 150, Actual Number: 46 How verified: Post workshop survey Result 2. Beginning farmers will develop enterprise plans suitable for FSA loan applications Producer action: Develop, Topic: Financial records and analysis When measured: Annually Estimated Number: 100, Actual Number: 30 How verified: Completed enterprise plan Result 3. 25 limited resource farmers start successful farm businesses on Community Crops incubator site Producer action: Implement, Topic: Vegetables When measured: October of each year Estimated Number: 25, Actual Number: 4 How verified: Farm records and staff observations Result 4. 15 Hispanic farmers will start successful farm businesses Producer action: Implement, Topic: Vegetables When measured: October of each year Estimated Number: 15, Actual Number: 2 How verified: Farm records and staff observations Result 5. 100 farmers will gain skills and knowledge of sustainable production, management, marketing and food safety techniques through Farmer-to-Farmer workshops Producer action: Understand, Topic: Vegetables When measured: September of each year Estimated Number: 100, Actual Number: 34 How verified: Workshop surveys Result 6. 130 beginning Hispanic and limited resource farmers will understand and apply new production practices for fruit, vegetable, and small livestock (poultry, hogs, goats, etc.) Producer action: Implement, Topic: Livestock When measured: September of each year Estimated Number: 130, Actual Number: 45 How verified: Participant survey Result 7. 150 beginning Hispanic and limited resource farmers will understand markets Producer action: Understand, Topic: Local, regional, and direct marketing When measured: April of each year Estimated Number: 150, Actual Number: 56 How verified: Participant survey after workshops Result 8. 100 Hispanic and limited resource beginners will have improve their farm businesses through the training and technical assistance received Producer action: Implement, Topic: Business and strategic planning When measured: October of each year Estimated Number: 100, Actual Number: 35 How verified: Producer survey
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