Link to FarmStress Website
Farm Aid Hotline 1-800-FARM-AID
(1-800-327-6243)
Hotline hours are Monday through Friday, 6am-7pm Pacific Time, 7am-8pm Mountain Time.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
Feeling Stressed? Struggling with suicidal thoughts?
1-800-273-8255
Rural Business Development Grant
Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) can pay for processing equipment and the like by funding a non profit, municipality, public body, etc. The entity in turn can lease to group of farmers or individual farmer(s). Funding is limited and project are scored for competition. I recommend small grant asks of less than $30,000 in this grant. This grant can cover planning type expenses such as design/engineering costs.
Rural Micro entrepreneurship Assistance Program (RMAP)
Rural Micro entrepreneurship Assistance Program (RMAP) loans of less than $50,000 from funded organizations such as Enterprise for Equity and Community Capital Development http://www.seattleccd.com · For Vertically Integrated Business Models (NOT farm loan or farm operating loans): · Business & Industry Guaranteed loan program
WSDA-Support and information on business financing for farms https://agr.wa.gov/departments/business-and-marketing-support/small-farm/infrastructure-grant
FSA Cost-Share
The Farm Service Agency provides low-interest financing for farmers/ranchers. Financing may be used for operating expenses or to purchase or expand a farm operation.
Value Added Producer Grant
Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) for either Planning or Working Capital for eligible purposes. This is a 50% grant requiring 50% match made up of any of the following: Cash, Third Party, Applicant+ In Kind, Commodity.
Renewable Energy for America
Renewable Energy for America (REAP) program for farmers, ranchers (rural and urban) and small businesses (rural). This 25% grant can be used for on farm Energy Efficiency Improvements (lighting, hvac, equipment improvements, etc.) and/or Renewable Energy such as Solar PV, digester, etc.
Farm Service Agency Pollinator Habitat Support
The Farm Service Agency financially encourages development of pollinator habitat through the Conservation Reserve Program Pollinator Initiative. Pollinator Initiative fact sheet.
Conservation Reserve Program- https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/conservation-reserve-program/index
Labor and Industries Farm Internship Project
L&I Farm Internship Project allows interns to safely work on farms to learn about farming practices and obtain hands-on experience in farming activities.
Capitol Land Trust
WA Office of Farmland Preservation
Promote the vitality of farming, farmers, and ranchers by ensuring that we will continue to have productive agricultural lands in Washington State
WSDA Small Farm and Direct Marketing Program
Small Farm and Direct Marketing program provides marketing information. Direct marketing handbook provides wealth of information for farmers expanding into direct market sales.
http://agr.wa.gov/Marketing/SmallFarm/
https://agr.wa.gov/departments/business-and-marketing-support/small-farm
WA Center for Women in Business
The Washington Center for Women in Business (WCWB) supports the mission of all Women’s Business Centers: to “level the playing field” for women entrepreneurs, who still face unique obstacles in the business world.
WSDA’s GAP Audit
WSDA is offering to Washington growers, producers and shippers an auditing service throughout the food chain to verify that best practices are being followed using USDA’s Good Agricultural/Good Handling Practices Audit Program (GAP/GHP).
NRCS Irrigation Cost Share
EQIP program funds irrigation efficiency through cost-share
Slug Portal
The OSU Slug Portal, an informational reference to slugs (and snails) in the Pacific Northwest.
FFAST-Fisherman First Aid & Safety Training
The Fishermen Led Injury Prevention Program (FLIPP) developed this first aid class that incorporate wilderness first aid and specific work tasks/situations found on commercial fishing vessels.
Bulletins Live! Two
Bulletins Live! Two is a web-based tool from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that helps ensure pesticides don’t harm endangered species and their habitats. Bulletins Live! Two converts data into printable bulletins that contain detailed instructions and limitations for pesticide use.
If you are having trouble navigating the above website, please take a moment to review these detailed instructions: https://agr.wa.gov/departments/pesticides-and-fertilizers/pesticides/bulletins-live-two
Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Value Loss Crops Webinar
Washington State FSA will be hosting part two of the webinar on the Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) on August 7, 2024 at 10 a.m. This presentation will review program provisions for specifically for value-loss crops: aquaculture, Christmas trees, floriculture, ginseng, mushrooms, nursery, and turfgrass sod.
Oregon State University Agritourism
Agritourism engages the agriculture and tourism communities to foster connections through researched-based knowledge and education and seeks to strengthen the understanding of agritourism and farm-direct sales in order to help build financially viable farms, encourage sustainable practices and industry resilience through networks and educational resources.
Longbeach Research Unit 