The National AgrAbility Project is pleased to present Veterans Harvest: A Virtual Conference for Veterans in Agriculture.

Click here for the registration form. All sessions are free. Register by Thursday, July 22. Instructions for accessing the session will be sent to registrants by Monday, July 26.

The current conference agenda includes the following sessions:

Groups involved with the conference include Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) and Indiana AgVets. FVC is a national organization with chapters in Indiana and 23 other states that helps veterans develop viable employment and meaningful careers through the collaboration of the farming and military communities. Indiana AgVets is a USDA-sponsored agricultural career training program, led by Hoosier Uplands Economic Development Corporation in cooperation with Purdue’s Indiana AgrAbility Project, which provides internships and other support for U.S. military veterans in Indiana or surrounding states.

For more information contact: Rosa E. Raudales (rosa@uconn.edu) & Leanne Pundt (Leanne.pundt@uconn.edu)

Last year was a great challenge for Maine farms. A number of organizations surveyed farmers and ag service providers to learn more about 2020’s stressors and what would help Maine farms recover in 2021. Many of these surveys and questionnaires were included in this newsletter.

Several surveyors to share responses from recent agriculture-oriented surveys in a panel discussion on Zoom on July 21st from 1 pm to 3 pm.

Those who pre-register for this event will get the Zoom link to participate in the meeting and recording link if unable to attend live. Following the presentation of survey results, participants will be able to ask questions of panelists.

Survey results will be shared on the:

USDA Market News works with the State Departments of Agriculture and local food systems to provide prices, volume, and other information on agricultural commodities sold at local and regional markets throughout the United States. Information gathered from Farmers’ Markets, Farmers’ Auctions, Food Hubs, Direct to Consumer sales, Retail advertisements, and Farm-To-School programs is currently available for select locations. But Maine has very few price reports available on the USDA AMS website.

Bryan Sullivan, Agricultural Market Reporter, and Levi Geyer, Assistant Field Chief with USDA-AMS are coming to Bangor, Maine, on Thursday, July 22 from 10:00 AM to noon at Dysart’s Restaurant, 1110 Broadway Ave., Bangor as well as by Zoom live streaming to discuss price reports for Maine.

They are looking to see what potential there may be to include reports to meet the needs of farmers/producers, wholesale buyers, auctions, stakeholders, and other interested people throughout the state of Maine.

Pre-registration is required if you are interested in attending either live or by Zoom. A recording will be made available to those unable to attend live. There will be only a limited number of seats available at the live site; please register early to get your seat. Those attending live will be asked health screening questions and required to wear a mask while in the meeting room as per University of Maine COVID-19 protocol.

USDA Market News provides prices, volume, and other information on agricultural commodities sold at local and regional markets throughout the United States. But Maine has very few price reports available on the USDA AMS website.

Bryan Sullivan, Agricultural Market Reporter, and Levi Geyer, Assistant Field Chief with USDA-AMS are coming to Bangor, on July 22 from 10:00 AM to noon at Dysart’s Restaurant, 1110 Broadway Ave. to see what potential there may be to include reports to meet the needs of farmers/producers, wholesale buyers, auctions, stakeholders, and other interested people throughout the state of Maine. This meeting will also be available by Zoom.

Last year was a great challenge for Maine farms. A number of organizations surveyed farmers and ag service providers to learn more about 2020’s stressors and what would help Maine farms recover in 2021. Many of these surveys and questionnaires were included in this Maine Farm News.

We have pulled together several surveyors to share responses from recent agriculture-oriented surveys in a panel discussion on Zoom on July 21st from 1 pm to 3 pm.

The information gathered will be available in real time on this temporary website. It will also help inform the Bureau's Real Maine program, which will be adding a new function to its website this fall to connect institutional buyers with Maine producers.

Please complete this form and send any follow up questions to Alexander.Williams@Maine.gov.

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