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Honey bees can be managed to produce many products, but they are even more valued for the major role they play in pollination of agricultural crops.

Are you raising poultry and wondering what rules apply to you? The following summary states where you can sell your poultry depending on how it was processed and what other regulations apply.

Marketing success drives business success. This video gives an overview of the aspects to developing a strong marketing strategy.

Usted hizo un estudio de viabilidad para su idea de empresa agrícola y ahora desea comenzar a cultivar. ¿Cuál es el próximo paso?

This publication provides information about hemp, including production history, policies, uses, market challenges, and production practices. It also includes sample budgets for production.

With many varieties and high consumer consumption, potatoes fit well with many small growers and can be marketed through various outlets.

Many moons ago I was given the advice to "learn from the mistakes of others—it's too expensive to make all the mistakes on your own!" As a beginning farmer, I made more than a few mistakes. Here's an opportunity to learn from my mistakes.

Penn State has teamed up with establishing farmers to help new farmers become more profitable, productive, and sustainable.

Muchos cultivos hortícolas se prestan bien a la producción a pequeña escala. Estos cultivos pueden generar ingresos y ganancias sustanciales con un acre de producción.

Learn how claiming your business on Google can benefit your online presence and watch a demonstration of the process.

An important task in starting a new venture is to develop a business plan, which is a "road map" to guide the future of a business or venture.

If you are planning to start raising poultry for the first time, it is important that you understand best management practices.

The beginning farmer program is a state-wide initiative to support a next generation of producers from diverse backgrounds.

Branding goes beyond designing a visually appealing logo for your farm business. Your brand becomes your image and a link to your reputation.

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.

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.

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

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

You will need to conduct research to determine if your planned operation is acceptable with your local ordinances.

This is an ag alternatives publication on high tunnel production of vegetable crops.