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4 Ways To Involve Visitors On The Farm

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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A visit from friends or family can mean precious time spent with loved ones—and a little help with farmstead chores.

How Well Will Your Farm Products Do At Market?

Farm Management
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Find out how well your farm-made pickles, breads or jams will sell in your community by studying a test market.

4 Tips for Starting Your Farm Business From Black Mesa Ranch

Farm Management
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Setting up an off-grid ranch in the middle of the high desert is no easy task, but these Arizona farmers did it and share how you can jump-start your farm dream, too.

Burning Question: Where Do You Draw the Line Between Sustainability and Profit?

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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In order to keep your farm afloat, sometimes its necessary to make sacrifices on your ideals.

5 Things To Know To Sell Homemade Juice

Farm Management
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Before taking your winning juice recipe to market, do your homework to ensure this business venture will be a success.

Burning Question: Is There a Market for Ugly Food?

Farm Management
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With nearly half of America’s food ending up in landfills, farmers and consumers alike are finding use for "imperfect” produce.

What Is A Swale?

Farm Management
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Conserve water and minimize your irrigation needs by making the most of your land’s natural contours to create swales.

Infographic: Is Insect Farming the New Ag Frontier?

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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Raising bugs instead of beef? You bet—for food, research and fun, insects may be the farm animal of the future.

Should I Dredge My Farm Pond?

Farm Management
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A mucky pond is a waste of farmland space. Dredge and refill it so you can stock it with fish and have a place to swim or water livestock.

3 Almond Tips From Fat Uncle Farms

Farm Management
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If you can’t make it to the West Coast to visit Fat Uncle Farms, don’t worry: You can still have your almonds and eat them, too.

7 Tips for Marketing Goat Meat

Animals | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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Popularity for this traditional meat is growing in the U.S., and your farm can be part of the action.

Burning Question: Is Biodynamic the New Organic?

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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As the meaning behind Certified Organic label becomes more convoluted, one farmer ponders if consumers should turn to Certified Biodynamic instead.

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