Virginia Cooperative ExtensionBenson, Matthew C.Niewolny, Kimberly L.Rudd, Rick D.2015-08-062015-08-062014-04-08http://hdl.handle.net/10919/56050With funding from the USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program in fall 2010, the Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition Program aims to meet the expressed needs of Virginia's beginning farmers and support the development of social networks through which they can gain vital skills, information, technical assistance, and business capacity for long-term agricultural viability.44 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Beginning FarmerFarm Business Mgmt. & PlanningAgricultural Financial Mgmt.An Evaluation of Program, Training, and Resource Needs of Virginia Beginning Farmers and Ranchers: Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition ProgramVirginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition ProgramExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/AEE/AEE-81/AEE-81-PDF.pdfFarmersRanchingEducationDevelopmentTechnical training