researching a potential small acreage enterprise
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Researching a Potential Small Acreage Enterprise. What type of information do you need?. Production information about your crop or livestock enterprise Marketing information about your product Income and expenses projections. Passive vs Active Information Gathering. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Sustainable Small Farming and Ranching
Researching a Potential Small Acreage Enterprise
What type of information do you need?
Production information about your crop or livestock enterprise
Marketing information about your product
Income and expenses projections
Passive vs ActiveInformation Gathering
Not all of the information you need will be available without asking, phoning, visiting
Secondary information
Primary is developed by your experience
Information Gathering & staying ahead of the market
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Sources of Information
Books, publications (library, bookstore) Journal articles (library, bookstore,
subscribe) Other farmers Universities (Extension) Agencies (NRCS, SBDC, FSA) Non-profit organizations, farmer
networks Internet
Universities/Extension Service
Idaho Small Farms http://www.SmallFarms.ag.uidaho.edu
WSU Small Farms http://smallfarms.wsu.edu/
Missouri http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/
Penn State http://agalternatives.aers.psu.edu/
UC Davis http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/
Texas A&M http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/alternatives/alternativelinks.html
Federal (USDA) sites - general
● CSREES http://www.reeusda.gov/● SARE http://www.sare.org/● Small Farm
http://www.reeusda.gov/smallfarm/● Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/● National Ag Library
http://www.nal.usda.gov
State Agency sites
Idaho Department of Ag http://www.agri.state.id.us/ Marketing http://www.agri.idaho.gov/marketing/ Organic http://www.agri.idaho.gov/plants/organic/gen_info.htm
Idaho Small Business Development Center http://www.idahosbdc.org/
Idaho Natural Resources Conservation Service http://www.id.nrcs.usda.gov/
Agencies - Prices and statistical data
Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/
National Ag Statistical Service http://www.usda.gov/nass/
Ag Marketing Service (AMS) http://www.ams.usda.gov/
Farmer sites The New Farm
http://www.newfarm.org/
Cedar Meadow Farm http://www.cedarmeadowfarm.com/
Greentree Naturals http://www.greentreenaturals.com/
Organizations
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas http://www.attra.org
Rural Roots http://www.ruralroots.org/ North American Farm Direct Marketing Association
http://www.nafdma.com/ The Food Alliance http://www.thefoodalliance.org/
Periodicals/Journal publications
Growing for Market http://www.growingformarket.com/
Small Farm Today http://www.smallfarmtoday.com/
Summary
Read
Attend conferences
Network
Credits
Presentation developed by Cultivating Success
TM : Sustainable Small Farms Education.
Video segments taken from:“Meadowlark Farm: A Case Study of a Small-Acreage Farm” produced by Ben Troka, University of Idaho College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Copywrite 2005, University of Idaho.