Beginning Farmer Course

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Melanie Barkley
Bedford County
meh7@psu.edu
814-623-4800

John Berry
Lehigh County
jwb15@psu.edu
610-391-9840

Don Fretts
Fayette County
dcf3@psu.edu
724-438-0111

Stan McKee
Huntingdon County
sam36@psu.edu
814-643-1660

Greg Strait
Fulton County
gls10@psu.edu
717-485-4111

John T. Tyson
Mifflin County
jtyson@psu.edu
717-248-9618

Lee Young
Washington County
ljs32@psu.edu
724-228-6881

Beginning Farmer Course

Welcome to the Penn State Cooperative Extension Beginning Farmer Course!

This couse allows you to interact with individual instructors who can help you to make decisions related to your own farming operation.

Lesson materials are available any time.
Simply click on the topic title under each lesson and you will go directly to the material to read. You may read the material on screen or print it out for future reference
Registrations for the course are accepted at any time throughout the year. Click here for more information about the course. To sign up for the course, complete the registration form and mail to the Penn State Cooperative Extension Office in Bedford County.

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Beginning Farmer Course Lessons

Lesson 1: Introduction to Agriculture

Lesson 2: Managing Your Soils

Lesson 3: Machinery Operation, Safety and Maintenance

Lesson 4: Crop Production

Lesson 5: Livestock Production

Lesson 6: Fruit Production

Lesson 7: Vegetable Production

Lesson 8: Marketing

Lesson 9: Financial Issues

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