Category Archive for 'Business'

The 4th of July is a Time for Barbecue in New York

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Agricultural Marketing, Local Food | No Comments »

A trip to a local farmers market will find the ingredients for the perfect holiday meal, and with over 450 farmers markets across the state and some 46 across NNY ... Read more..

Food Miles Tools

Monday, January 12th, 2009 Posted in Agricultural Economic Development, Local Food | Comments Off

The term "food miles" refers to the distance food travels from the location where it is grown or raised to the location where it is consumed. In other words ... Read more..

Niche Meat Processor Case Studies

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted in Agricultural Economic Development | Comments Off

With the growing interest in direct marketing livestock products, and challenges or 'bottlenecks' in the slaughtering and processing end of things, folks around the country are finding creative ways to ... Read more..

Meat Yield Calculator

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007 Posted in Agricultural Marketing, Agriculture | Comments Off

University of Vermont has a great resource for those who are direct marketing their livestock products and trying to figure out the final retail yield you would get from a ... Read more..

Looking for a Variety of Ways to Market

Friday, April 13th, 2007 Posted in Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Economic Development, Agricultural Marketing, Agriculture | Comments Off

There are so many ways to stay connected with your customers. The Internet is the latest way a growing number of farmers are using to solicit more business, as ... Read more..

Product Description Activity

Friday, April 6th, 2007 Posted in Agricultural Marketing, Agriculture, Business | Comments Off

When developing your marketing strategy you need to be able to describe your product to your customer. This involves taking a step back from your product and thinking about ... Read more..

Calculators for Custom Rates and Fuel Use

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 Posted in Agricultural Marketing, Agriculture, Dairy, Organic and sustainable Ag, Small Farms | Comments Off

The Annual Custom Rates sheet is now available at CCE Franklin County This sheet offers farmers and landowners a guide for custom rates to charge or to expect for work being ... Read more..