{"id":1407,"date":"2018-10-12T11:55:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T15:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mwbezone.com\/blog\/?p=393"},"modified":"2022-12-02T00:11:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T05:11:54","slug":"counting-sheep-entrepreneurship-grant-helps-young-farmers-grow-small-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/counting-sheep-entrepreneurship-grant-helps-young-farmers-grow-small-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Counting Sheep: Entrepreneurship Grant Helps Young Farmers Grow Small Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t try to pull the wool over the eyes of this budding entrepreneur. Austin VanHouten knows a little something about sheep.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old plans&nbsp;to transition his sheering skills into a small business or, at the very least, a seasonal job. To help him get started, the Douglas County Farm Bureau awarded the upstart executive a $1,300 Young Entrepreneurship Grant that he will use to purchase a shearing motor, clippers and accessory tools.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Brady, the vice president of the Douglas County Farm Bureau, told the Capital Press the grant program assists high school-aged youth to overcome some of the financial obstacles involved with initiating an agricultural project. A previous recipient of the entrepreneurship grant applied the funds to start a small business and purchase asparagus starts, soaker hoses and assorted accessories.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/cps\/cpsaat18b.htm\">Labor Department<\/a>, the median age for farmers and ranchers is 55.9 years, second only to \u201cmotor vehicle operators\u201d who have a median age of 59.2.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Barron counts himself among the \u201clost generation\u201d of farmers. Between his job and family, he doesn\u2019t have the time to build a full-time farm. The 39-year-old works at a 2,000-acre organic row crop operation in southwest Missouri with two others and his boss. By his estimates, starting a 15- to 20-acre farm would cost between $100,000 and $300,000, a high price to ask of lenders more interested in more stable markets.<\/p>\n<p>The good news <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grant-search.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GrantWatch<\/a>, lists for small businesses, particularly those that are women and minority-owned. Some funding opportunities may help start a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4imprint.com\/product\/135640-L\/Aurora-Pique-34-Sleeve-Polo-Ladies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">farm<\/a> or small agricultural business. Grants may cover the cost of purchasing land, seed, equipment and the workforce to assist with an eventual harvest. 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