VISIT THE UD KENT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION FACEBOOK PAGE CLICK HERE
UPCOMING EXTENSION EVENTS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

***For Upcoming Delaware Nutrient Management Continuing Education Credits Click Here***
***2011 Delaware Small Grain Trial Results Click Here***
***2011 Delaware Corn Hybrid Trial Results CLICK HERE***
***2011 Delaware Soybean Variety Trials CLICK HERE***
***2012 Delaware Agronomic Crop Budgets CLICK HERE***

2012 Kent County Crop Master Sessions (Held at the UD Paradee Center in Dover, DE, to register call 302-730-4000 or email carolm@udel.edu)

Tools for Irrigation Management. Mar. 6, 9-11am. (2 DE NM, 2 CCA Credits)




Thursday, January 19, 2012

Delaware Ag Week -Thursday Evening Session

DDA, FSA, Farm Credit Young Farmer Loan Program – Evening – Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012

Commodities Building

6:30 p.m.—8:00 p.m.
Financing Your Farm Operation: Sources and Options for Beginning Farmers
Access to capital is key to any successful farming operation. Representatives from USDA, Delaware Department of Agriculture, MidAtlantic Farm Credit, and commercial lenders will be on hand to discuss sources for funding to buy farm land and equipment as well as finance operating costs. Topics will include:

Delaware’s new Young Farmers and Rural Irrigation Programs;
USDA loans for beginning farmers, women, and minorities;
MidAtlantic Farm Credit’s StartRight Program for young, beginning, small, and minority farmers.

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