MDAR’s Agricultural Resource Fair 2025 - Essex

Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School, Danvers 

Non-profit agricultural stakeholders and service providers including our Federal-State Partners will be offering the Massachusetts agricultural farming community up-to-date timely resource information. The material presented will include material on services, funding information, and technical assistance programs to provide a ‘One-Stop Shopping’ resource opportunity for those that attend.

The Fair’s goal is to assist in making the agricultural industries in Massachusetts sustainable and viable. There is no fee to participate and locally sourced snacks will be provided throughout the day.

Exhibitors Include:

MDAR - Division of:

• Markets
• Agricultural Conservation and Technical Assistance (DACTA)
• Crop and Pest Services
• Animal Health
• EJ/Climate Change
• Food Safety / Health & Well-Being
• FMNP Signups - INFO

Federal/State Partners Agencies:

• UMass Extension
• MassHire
• USDA NRCS
• USDA Farm Service Agency
• Rural Development 

Service Providers:

• Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation
• Berkshire Grown
• Western MA Food Processing Center & Pioneer Valley Grows Investment Fund
• New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
• The Carrot Project
• Berkshire Agricultural Ventures
• New England Vegetable & Berry Growers Association
• Land For Good
• Massachusetts 4-H
• Legal Food Hub
• Mass Farmers Markets
• Farm Credit East
• CISA
• American Farmland Trust
• Essex County Greenbelt Association
• NOFA 

Presentations throughout the day:

• 10:00 am  - Value-added products and PVG Investment Fund - Western MA Food Processing Center & Pioneer Valley Grows Investment Fund
• 10:30 am  - Grants, Technical Assistance, Conservation Programs - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
• 11:00 am  - Farm Lending Programs - Farm Service Agency (FSA)
• 11:30 am  - Renewable Energy Programs, Labor Housing, Value-Added Grants - Rural Development (RD)
• 12:00 pm - Farm Succession - Land For Good
• 12:30 pm - 4-H Animal Science Opportunities - Massachusetts 4-H
• 1:00 pm - Land Protection, Technical Assistance, Grants - American Farmland Trust
• 1:30 pm - Microbes Project, Climate Smart Project - NOFA Mass
• 2:00 pm - Beginning Farmer Programs, Incubator Farm - New Entry Sustainable Farming Project 

For more information, please contact Mackenzie May, Mackenzie.A.May@mass.gov, or 857-283-6939 

Let us know you are coming by filling out this form. Registration is not required but greatly appreciated to get an accurate count of attendees.