Beginning Farmers
- The Farm School--a non-profit educational farm in Massachusetts that promotes farming, and the teaching of farming, through educational programs for school children and through a year-long practical training program for adults.
- Successful Linking Strategies for Beginning and Retiring Farmers--provided by the Center for Rural Affairs
- Loans for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers--by the Farm Service Agency
eCommerce
Federal Government
- "Amber Waves" is a new USDA economic research publication that covers the full range of the agency's research and analysis, including the economics of agriculture, food, rural America, trade, and the environment.
- THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet (U.S. Congress)
- The White House
- Rural Development On-Line
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- United States Department of Agriculture
- USDA Rural Information Center is a national USDA information service that provides funding sources, information and referral services to rural communities, officials, organizations, and citizens throughout the United States.
- USDA Rural Economic and Community Development
- USDA Empowerment Zones & Enterprise Communities (Home Page)
Leadership Development
New Ag Trusts and Programs
- Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society
- Center for Rural Affairs
- Nebraska Department of Agriculture
- Nebraska Farm Mediation Service: 1-800-446-4071, a USDA certified mediation service for agricultural borrowers and lenders.
- Centre for Studies in Agriculture, Law and the Environment -- a centre for the study of agroecosystems at the University of Saskatchewan.
Population and Economic Data
- Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
- The Nebraska Community Profiles Database - provided by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development
Revitalizing Rural Nebraska
- Center for Rural Affairs
- Rural Enterprise Assistance Project (REAP)
- Nebraska Community Foundation
- Nebraska Rural Development Commission
- USDA Rural Development in Nebraska
- Nebraska Department of Economic Development
Revitalizing Rural America
- AIM Institute
- The Aspen Institute
- North Central Regional Center for Rural Development at Iowa State University
- Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis - OSEDA
- Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) - Missouri, Iowa & Nebraska
- Southern Rural Development Center - Mississippi State University
- University of Wisconsin Center for Community Economic Development
Special Topics
Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship
- Small Business Administration. Good business tools, financial resource info., simple business programs.
- The Edward Lowe Foundation champions the entrepreneurial spirit by encouraging second-stage business owners to get PeerSpectives on their businesses. Business owners are encouraged to get involved with entrepreneurial peer-networking organizations and to think about their businesses in new and creative ways.
- Nebraska Department of Economic Development. Nebraska links and resource for starting a business.
- Online Women's Business Resource Center
- Bplans.com. Site developed by BusinessPlans Pro, Palo Alto Software Co. Samples of 20 different business plans.
- Internal Revenue Services. Recommended reading for small business; has downloadable forms.
- Inc. Online
State Government Contacts
- Nebraska Congressional Delegation --an up-to-date database of congressional contact information for the 107th Congress; includes e-mail addresses and members' Web pages.
- The State of Nebraska home page
Tourism
University of Nebraska Central Administration
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 2008 Farm Bill
- Center for Entrepreneurship
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
- Food Processing Center
- Department of Agricultural Economics
- Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR)
- Joslyn Castle Institute for Sustainable Communities
- Bureau of Business Research
