Ep 14. Grants & Financial Resources from GoFarm & American AgCredit
06/23/22 • 54 min
In this episode we talk with Pomai Weigert with GoFarm Hawaii and Linus Tavaras from American AgCredit about a new grant matching program they have partnered to create for ag producers needing $10-$25,000. We talk about the details of this new program, but also review the range of financial assistance and support services each organization provides for the Hawaii ag community.
This podcast is brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resources (CTAHR), and the Seeds of Wellbeing or SOW Project. This podcast is supported by the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
#wellness #mentalhealth #farming #agriculture #ranching #stress #hawaii #stressmanagement #agproducers #agfinancing #agloans #aggrants #gofarm #americanagcredit
Resources:
- University of Hawaii article about the grant
- American AgCredit website
- GoFarm Hawaii website
- Matching Grant Program details
- GoFarm Agribusiness Guidebook
- Hawaii Ag Conference 2022
- Pomaiʻs email address: [email protected]
- Linusʻs email address: [email protected]
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In this episode we talk with Pomai Weigert with GoFarm Hawaii and Linus Tavaras from American AgCredit about a new grant matching program they have partnered to create for ag producers needing $10-$25,000. We talk about the details of this new program, but also review the range of financial assistance and support services each organization provides for the Hawaii ag community.
This podcast is brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resources (CTAHR), and the Seeds of Wellbeing or SOW Project. This podcast is supported by the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
#wellness #mentalhealth #farming #agriculture #ranching #stress #hawaii #stressmanagement #agproducers #agfinancing #agloans #aggrants #gofarm #americanagcredit
Resources:
- University of Hawaii article about the grant
- American AgCredit website
- GoFarm Hawaii website
- Matching Grant Program details
- GoFarm Agribusiness Guidebook
- Hawaii Ag Conference 2022
- Pomaiʻs email address: [email protected]
- Linusʻs email address: [email protected]
Find out more about us:
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In this episode we talk with Eric Bowman from the Kohala Center in Waimea on the Big Island of Hawaii about the entire range of loans and funding options available to ag producers in Hawaii, but in detail about micro-loans using crowdfunding and grants available from the Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS).
This podcast is brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resources (CTAHR), and the Seeds of Wellbeing or SOW Project. This podcast is supported by the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
Resources:
- The Kohala Center
- Kiva crowdfunding site
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- NRCS EQIUP Program
- US Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency USDA FSA)
- Ericʻs email address
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Brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resources, and the Seeds of Well-being (SOW) Project. This podcast is supported by the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
#wellness #mentalhealth #farming #agriculture #bananabunchytopvirus #stress #hawaii #stressmanagement #agproducers
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Seeds Of Wellbeing - SOW - Ep 14. Grants & Financial Resources from GoFarm & American AgCredit
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The views information or opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of individuals involved, and do not necessarily represent those of the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, our funders, or any of the organizations affiliated with this project. Welcome to a Seeds of Wellbeing "Experts in the Field" podcast featuring people working in their fields of expertise to provide support for agriculture producers i
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