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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.

One of the biggest questions a new grower faces is where and how to get loans for business start up.

Peach trees are pruned to maintain tree size and shape and to help manage light and crop load.

The Penn State Extension Tree Fruit team has identified seven fundamental components of a successful intensive apple system "blueprint."

This video outlines the basic steps you can take to plan a vegetable crop rotation from the start.

This article will overview the advantages and challenges that a farm, food or ag business owner may be facing when deciding whether to implement e-commerce.

This article will cover the process for developing a website, including technical aspects and general issues such as purpose, content, design, and maintenance considerations.

What a bargain! The price looks great, but are you really getting a bargain?

Internal parasites have been an issue in sheep production for a long time. Use the Estimated Breeding Values to help.

Strawberries are the ideal fruit crop for growers with very limited space.

Members and their role in CSAs.

There are several ways to finance your farm business or enterprise. Securing funding from a lender takes time and research.

This article provides an overview of issues agricultural operators in Pennsylvania must consider if they would like to start or expand an agritourism operation.