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Agricultural Business Training Program (ABTP)

How It Works

ABTP uses several training approaches to help farmers understand their financial situation, plan their operations, track performance and project the effects of anticipated changes.

Chief among these is a 10-session, nationally recognized NxLevel training course for agricultural entrepreneurs entitled "Tilling The Soil of Opportunity".

Taught by certified Instructors, "Tilling The Soil" includes additional MDAR sponsored technical assistance on issues of particular significance to a given farm participant. Classes will be scheduled in the winter months wherever demand is sufficient. Class size is limited to 15 agricultural businesses.

We also offers partnership opportunities to compatible organizations that are also working with MA farms. We work with the New England Small Farm Institute on programs for New Farmers, offering NESFI’s “Exploring Your Small Farm Dream” course in locations throughout the state.

MDAR offers partnership opportunities to compatible organizations that are working with MA farms. If your agricultural organization would like help to deliver business programs to farmers in your service area (within MA), please contact us.

Agricultural Business Training Program (ABTP)

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