Connect SSDPs with others who have successfully navigated systems and processes in their efforts to apply for USDA programs and other programs that will enhance their farming operations.
Consider an informal mentoring or pairing of SSDPs so they might share and support one another when a KSU agent or other resource person is not available.
Support KSU personnel in offering continued and expanded technical assistance to SSDPs.
Work with USDA to develop grant and loan programs that address the operational scale of small agricultural enterprises to make them more accessible. One option may be transitional programs that offer developmental stages to start, grow, and expand.