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Nutritional requirements of fruit trees differ from those of agronomic crops, cover crops, and orchard sod.

All businesses need to comply with local, state, and federal registration procedures in order to legally operate. Food-processing businesses are no exception.

There is a difference between price and pricing. Each method has own advantages and disadvantages.

Marketing is more than advertising. It is everything you do to promote your business and your food products from the moment you conceive of a product to the point at which customers buy it.

Food business owners are held responsible for any harm that comes to employees, visitors who come to your establishment, and consumers who eat your products.

Before starting your new food business, you need a clear vision of how you want your business to operate, such as how it will be managed, marketed, and financed, and how you expect it to perform in the future.

Starting any business is no easy task, and becoming a food entrepreneur is a special challenge.

Understanding the difference between markup and profit margin is critical to the success of your business.

Beef cattle feeding is possible on small and part-time farms, but the cost of feeding drops significantly as the size of the operation increases.

Have you considered ways to diversify your farm operation? Many families explore options for farm activities that invite the public onto their farm.

Raised bed gardening can be an important tool for growers. They allow for gardening in conditions that may not be ideal for growth. This video teaches you how to build one.

There is very little grant money available but here are a few resources for loan and grant organizations to help you as you start or grow your farm.

These tools will assist with keeping good farm records and will develop enterprise and whole-farm budgets.

Enterprise budgets for several popular vegetable crops grown in the field and in high tunnels.

Articles and budget tools for small flocks of poultry used for meat and eggs.

Creating a budget can be a valuable experience not only for folks who are raising crops or livestock for profit, but also those who are homesteading.

A spreadsheet tool for assessing cover crops for improving soil health in strawberry plantings.

A spreadsheet tool for assessing cover crops for improving soil health in winter squash plantings.

A spreadsheet tool for assessing cover crops for improving soil health in tomato plantings.

Harvest Valley Farms is a fourth generation family farm. The farm is now owned and operated by Larry, Art, and David King.

Bedminster Orchard is located on 16 Acres in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, and is owned and operated by Brett Saddington.

Founded in 2011, Good Work Farm feeds 125 families through Community Supported Agriculture Shares (CSA).

El equipo de horticultura de la oficina de Extensión de Penn State ha identificado siete componentes fundamentales para un sistema de planos para huertos de manzana exitosos llamado "blueprint"

A spreadsheet tool for assessing pre-plant practices for improving soil health in orchards.

Penn State Extension partners with seven growers across the Commonwealth to provide on-farm demonstrations for new, young, and minority farmers.