Farm Business
Upcoming Events
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Western Region Fruit Growers’ Twilight Meeting
May 16, 2012
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Financial Considerations & Shale Gas Development
May 16, 2012
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Retail Farm Market School
May 17, 2012
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Fundamentals of Shale Gas Exploration & Leasing
May 21, 2012
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Retail Farm Market School
May 24, 2012
Twitter Feeds
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jeffhyde: Jenna found a bird's nest. The eggs are different colors. http://t.co/Ii2bqATP
May 15, 2012
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jeffhyde: @scornelisse @jxs138 I don't think I've seen an effective use of Prezi. I've seen it used, but it's been distracting. Like to learn more.
May 15, 2012
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scornelisse: @jxs138 but there's really no advantage to compressing if i'm not concerned about file size, correct?
May 15, 2012
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scornelisse: @jxs138 I suppose there's a way I could be compressing to smaller file sizes, but I don't bother.
May 15, 2012
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scornelisse: @jxs138 pictures, screen shots, etc. multiple images on a single slide...
May 15, 2012
Agricultural Entrepreneurship Blog
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Grant Opportunity for Farmers Markets
May 11, 2012On May 9, the USDA announced a $4 milion grant opportunity for farmers markets who currently do not accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The grant money is to be used for setting up internet access at the markets so that the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) system can be used. Currently, there are over 1500 farmers markets in the USA using EBT. This is a 400% rise
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Preparing to Do Business With "The Big Guys"
May 4, 2012As a small agricultural business owner, your client-base is probably mainly made up of other small businesses and individual consumers. But what if you have your sights set on a larger client? I recently read an article on TheGlobeAndMail.com that discusses this topic. Below are some tips. 1. Believe in your business. Don't be intimidated by a large company. If they want your products,
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Monitoring Social Media Strategy
May 1, 2012Source: www.social2b.com I'm developing a social media strategy for our Extension team. I've been making presentations on this topic over the past few months, and am finally putting in practice what I've been telling others. Of course, I've been thinking about what our strategy might look like this whole time, but I'm finally writing those thoughts down and clarifying our team's social media
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Dashboard apps for your tablet and smartphone
April 27, 2012If you are on the go, or just have a schedule that keeps you away from your desk, you might find social media dashboard apps for your table or smartphone to be quite useful. Just like desktop dashboards, apps allow the user to: Figure 1. monitor several social media accounts, create
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Social media dashboards: Useful features
April 25, 2012In my last post I introduced the idea of using dashboards to monitor more than one social media account and adding streams for lists and hashtags. To read more: http://t.co/B4GE3vdA. Today I would like to introduce a couple of features that you may find helpful when posting to one or more of your accounts. Posting a message to more than one account Have you ever posted on Twitter and
