In partnership with CT Department of Agriculture's, we are excited to work for underserved producers, including socially disadvantaged producers, by increasing their access to land, capital, and markets.
How Can the Land Ownership Readiness Course Help You?
Robert Chang, New Farmer Business Navigator, a new position within UConn Extension to support interested socially disadvantaged farmers and coordinate the Land Ownership Readiness Course. In this position, Robert helps farmers to navigate available resources and connect to additional assistance as needed.
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Farm Land Ownership Readiness Hybrid Course:
This new course will prepare farmers to purchase farm land and introduce them to the entire process of a real estate transaction. The course does not assume farmers have prior experience or knowledge with property acquisition or ownership, and there are no prerequisites for this course. The purpose of the course is to introduce farmers to key concepts, and raise awareness of the broad range of issues, concerns, challenges and obligations connected to farmland acquisition and ownership. With this introduction, farmers will develop a checklist of important criteria and an inventory of helpful resources to navigate the process of buying farmland. For farmers who complete this course and want to pursue purchasing farm land, technical assistance providers will be available to help guide them further.
About the Class
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Course Modules
- How to Search for Farmland in CT using Important Criteria for a farm business
- Decision Making for New Farm Owners - a Farmer Panel
- Real Estate Purchase Process - Legal, Financial and Other Obligations to Consider
- Tools for Reducing Cost of Ownership
- Financing Land Acquisition
- Financing Infrastructure and Other Startup Costs
