Veterans In Agriculture

09/01/2026

Coming to the 2026 Farm Progress Show in Boone? Stop by and visit. We are located in the Health and Wellness tent.

08/25/2026

Thrilled to have Farmer Veteran Morey Hill and his wife listed a Master Farmer. Morey is also one of our board members.

08/04/2026

Look at this, if you want to move towards having an on farm store, here is a new resource.

This DIY guide walks producers through the steps of building an on-farm store.

07/30/2026

Armed to Farm is headed to Illinois this October. This in person event helps Veterans learn about business planning, budgeting, recordkeeping, marketing, USDA programs, livestock production, fruit and vegetable production, agroecology, organic farming, and more. It is scheduled for October 5-9, 2026 in Bourbonnais, IL. Learn more here:

NCAT will host an Armed to Farm sustainable agriculture training for veterans in Bourbonnais, Illinois, October 5-9, 2026. At Armed to Farm, veterans learn about business planning, budgeting, recordkeeping, marketing, USDA programs, livestock production, fruit and vegetable production, agroecology,....

07/21/2026

Free Webinar for Organic Livestock Production. Learn more here:

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service presents a free webinar on organic livestock, presented by NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialists Ann Baier, Lee Rinehart, and Linda Coffey. They will provide an overview of the goals and methods of certified organic production of livestock including dai...

07/16/2026

The VA is conducting a survey for Veterans that are involved in Agriculture. This survey is to help with development of programs specific to those in agriculture.

07/08/2026

Iowa State's Veterinary now has on the farm field services in some locations.

SERVING IOWA. The Veterinary Field Service units in the College of Veterinary Medicine provide on-farm services to livestock producers throughout Iowa. Equipped with full-stocked veterinary trucks, the units see food animal (cattle, pigs and small ruminants) and equine (horses, donkeys and mules) species.

07/07/2026

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06/29/2026

Want to learn more about organic agriculture? Then check out this annual field day on July 7th in Marion Iowa. Learn more here:

Please join us for an Organic Field Day at the Midwest Organic Center on July 7. Participants will have the opportunity to interact one-on-one with Rodale

06/22/2026

Many of our Veterans have added goats to their operations. NCAT is offering a free webinar on June 30th designed for small farmers, beginning producers, market gardeners, livestock producers, and anyone interested in integrating goats into a diversified, sustainable, or organic farm system. Learn more and register here.