The Farmers and Ranchers Demonstration Project, funded by the Economic Dislocation and Workers Adjustment Act, provided funding for employment and training services to dislocated and at-risk farmers and ranchers and their dependents and employees in four states (Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota) from July 1, 1990 to September 30, 1993. The project was evaluated through several case study visits made to each of the demonstration projects and to four projects with similar goals in neighboring states. Some of the major findings of the evaluation were the following: (1) the demonstration projects met their recruitment goals, enrolling 1,476 persons; (2) enrollment was heavily dependent on recruitment efforts; (3) farmers and ranchers at risk of dislocation comprised the majority of participants, reflecting the program's focus of averting dislocations; (4) participants reported severe financial distress despite their high levels of education and off-farm jobs; (5) more than 80 percent of participants received retraining; (6) many participants remained enrolled for a long time, reflecting generous funding; (7) 3 months after finishing the program, more than 50 percent of participants were still farming, but only 37 percent were still farming 1 year later; (8) two-thirds of participants were engaged in off-farm employment after termination, but many of them had been employed before they entered the program; and (9) there is no evidence that any projects were more effective than others. The following recommendations were made: aggressive outreach is necessary for enrolling farmers into job-training programs, programs should be coordinated, case-management models are suited for serving farmers and ranchers, employment and training services for farmers should be continued, and the goals of employment and training programs and ranchers should be clarified. (The report includes participation data collection and analysis information, and supplemental case studies. Contains 47 references.) (KC)