Whether you’re looking to start a farm or ranch, have a small farm or ranch or are a veteran considering farm life for yourself, a two-part workshop has been designed just for you.
“From Battleground to Breaking Ground: A Transformational Journey” will be held Saturday, Nov. 7 in DeSoto.
The program, which is hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, is free and open to the public.
The event is designed to help veterans with or without disabilities, their spouses, beginning farmers/ranchers, small scale producers and others.
The workshops will provide guidance regarding business start-up, business plan development, possibilities for farming/ranching with a disability, financial funding sources, marketing and other resources.
The workshop begins with registration and breakfast from 7:30 to 8 a.m. The program will continue through 5 p.m. at 314 W. Belt Line Road in DeSoto.
Interested participants are asked to register online at TxAgrability.TAMU.EDU or by emailing empilosi@ag.tamu.edu or chgrenwelge@ag.tamu.edu. Future workshops will be posted on the same site.