Program Requirements
Who can participate?
This program is an excellent learning opportunity for current farm owners and operators as well as those that will become part of the farm management or ownership in the near future.
AgBiz Masters is open to young and beginning farmers in Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.
While these are the general criteria, if you are a farmer that doesn't exactly match the definitions but feel that you could benefit from AgBiz Masters, we encourage you to enroll.
Technology needs
Internet access, and in particular, high speed internet access, is necessary to view the online modules. We also allow participants without access to internet to complete the program by reading text-versions of the modules and completing paper tests.
For any questions about technology requirements, please contact Johanna Rohrer at 888-339-3334.
What is the commitment?
AgBiz Masters is designed to have each of the modules build upon one another. While participants enroll in one year at a time, it is expected that participants will complete both years of the program. Each interactive online module takes approximately one hour to complete and an additional hour should be planned to complete the accompanying questions, exam and discussion forum questions.
To complement the online learning, in-person regional sessions are held to give participants the opportunity to network with one another as well as reinforce key concepts.
This program is an excellent learning opportunity for current farm owners and operators as well as those that will become part of the farm management or ownership in the near future.
AgBiz Masters is open to young and beginning farmers in Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.
- Beginning farmers have less than 10 years of experience.
- Young farmers are 35 years old or less.
While these are the general criteria, if you are a farmer that doesn't exactly match the definitions but feel that you could benefit from AgBiz Masters, we encourage you to enroll.
Technology needs
Internet access, and in particular, high speed internet access, is necessary to view the online modules. We also allow participants without access to internet to complete the program by reading text-versions of the modules and completing paper tests.
For any questions about technology requirements, please contact Johanna Rohrer at 888-339-3334.
What is the commitment?
AgBiz Masters is designed to have each of the modules build upon one another. While participants enroll in one year at a time, it is expected that participants will complete both years of the program. Each interactive online module takes approximately one hour to complete and an additional hour should be planned to complete the accompanying questions, exam and discussion forum questions.
To complement the online learning, in-person regional sessions are held to give participants the opportunity to network with one another as well as reinforce key concepts.