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Este video muestra los sistemas de muralla frutal Quad V y Hex V en duraznos.

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.

Planning and preparing a site for a new orchard begins two to three years ahead of planting. Mistakes made in planning and planting an orchard cannot easily be reversed.

On-farm demonstration plots are a key component of an extension effort to "Support Pennsylvania New Farmers in the Start-up, Re-strategizing, and Establishing Years."

Small-scale poultry producers who market their products directly to the consumer sometimes find the ever increasing prices of inputs, particularly the cost of feed, a challenge.

Diversified farming means being experts in production and having a market for each product. How we plan to sell our products is just as important as deciding how we will grow them.

Reasons and methods to keep good records in agriculture

Soil quality is how well soil does what we want it to do. A healthy, high-quality soil is fertile, has good soil structure, and is biologically active.

This article is built around an analysis of typical issues that livestock and forage producers face.

La base de un programa de Manejo Integral de Plagas es la exploración.

Initial investment is relatively low, and many field operations - such as land preparation, planting, and harvesting - can be custom-hired.

Raised beds present a unique opportunity for soil health management.

There is no better feeling than producing a crop or raising animals to feed yourself and others and having that product go to market.

Sheep are ideally suited to small-scale and part-time farming operations in Pennsylvania due to their adaptability and nutritional versatility.

If you have started or are planning to begin a value-added food business, you should consider your risk management plan and what will be included within that plan.

A SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) is a process that can help get insights into your business.

Demand for goat meat, milk, cheese, and hide has steadily increased in the United States along with the proliferation of ethnic and specialty markets.

With the high risk exposure in agribusiness, insurance policy options should be carefully considered for proper coverage. This article provides helpful tips for proactive insurance management.

These two hot bed systems are a step up from growing under lights or in your kitchen window without all the costs of heating an entire greenhouse.

The Basket Weave or Florida Weave is a common way to stake field tomatoes. Staking is important to reduce fruit rots, sunscald, and foliar diseases.

Plant, weed, hoe, cultivate, water, plant, fertilize, water... No time to stop and take a close look for pests and diseases? Take a few minutes. It could save your crop.

Producer describing the benefits of business planning.

Learn how to conduct research and write a business plan to use to secure funding and build a viable, profitable agriculture or food business.

You have developed a feasibility study for your agricultural enterprise idea and now you want to begin farming. What is next?