Farm Income Diversification Strategies: A Program Supporting Farmer Entrepreneurship

Have you ever considered adding an outside-the-box enterprise to your farm?

The River Valley Extension District is rolling out an all-new project: Farm Income Diversification Strategies: A Program Supporting Farmer Entrepreneurship.  The River Valley District is partnering with local farmers and ranchers to explore and set in motion new enterprises to generate high-margin, value-added revenue streams by leveraging existing resources.

Luke Byers, River Valley District Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent, says having several farm enterprises is one of the main ways to manage risk in a volatile agricultural industry.

High-margin, value-added enterprises offer an avenue of increasing financial stability.  They could be direct-to-market products, hospitality services, or even ventures into digital media.

This program is meant for farmers and ranchers and their families who are considering opportunities to use their farm resources to diversify their family incomes and improve their financial resilience.

Byers says they plan to structure this program around the ideas that participants share with them.

Reach out to Byers at (785) 632-5335, by email at lsbyers@ksu.edu, by mail at 322 Grant Avenue in Clay Center, KS 67432, or in person at the Clay Center Extension Office.