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The prices you set for your services should move you toward achieving your long-term business goals. At the same time, consider how you are looking to position yourself in the business landscape.

If you plan on direct marketing of your farm products, marketing research plays a crucial role in the development of a marketing strategy and plan.

Price can be a determining factor for whether or not consumers purchase a product. Product pricing should account for cost of production, financial goals, and consumer demographics.

As a small or beginning farmer, marketing takes on a special importance, as you're likely unable to rely on past relationships with consumers or the ability to produce large quantities for buyers.

The National Safety Council estimates that approximately 120,000 agricultural workers suffer disabling injuries each year.

Annual summaries of farm fatalities help identify hazards and risks associated with production agriculture.

Lockout/tag out (LOTO) is a process used to mechanically lock a device to prevent the energization of a machine or piece of equipment to provide worker protection.

Recommended management practices benefit both the animal and the farm viability.

Pollination involves the integration of several biological and physical factors, including cultivar compatibility, synchronous blooming, insects, and proper weather conditions.

Certified pesticide applicators are needed to assist with forest management activities. This article provides a step by step approach to become a certified forest pesticide applicator.

It is important to have a written plan for your horse's medical care before disaster hits.

Los vuelcos de tractores son la causa principal de accidentes fatales en las fincas de EE. UU. Aproximadamente uno de cada diez operadores vuelca con un tractor en su vida.

¿Cuándo necesita una calcomanía de movimiento lento (un triángulo anaranjado) nueva para su vehículo, lentes de protección o una cubierta protectora para la toma de fuerza (TDF o PTO - power take off en inglés), a donde va para conseguirlos?

La producción de la fruta es proceso complejo con muchos variables que deben estar manejado bien para producir la fruta más bien.

Penn State Extension se asocia con productores en un proyecto llamado "Modelos para el futuro" para brindar demostraciones en huertas a agricultores nuevos, jóvenes y de minorías.

A la estrategia moderna para controlar plagas se le refiere como el manejo integrado de plagas (MIP).

Las infestaciones de ácaros rojos pueden dar como resultado fruta más pequeña y reducción de la floración en la siguiente temporada.

El éxito de una huerta va de la mano con la planeación y preparación del sitio.

El manejo integral y la formación oportuna de árboles recién plantados garantizarán el éxito y la rentabilidad de los plantíos de manzanas de alta densidad a futuro.

Ahora que ya ha aprendido las dos ecuaciones básicas para crear soluciones nutritivas, vamos a utilizar estas ecuaciones para calcular las cantidades de fertilizante necesarias para hacer una receta de solución nutritiva.

Calculating the amount of fertilizer to add to nutrient solutions is part of successful hydroponic production. Calculations only use multiplication, division, and subtraction; no advanced math skills are required.

If humans can smell ammonia, that means it's over the recommended levels. Use simple instruments to measure ammonia before it reaches significant levels.

Honey bees are infected with many different kinds of viruses. However, most virus infections are not problematic, if the honey bee colony is healthy and does not experience chronic stress.

This article describes best management practices for monitoring and assisting beef cattle during calving season.

As the climate of the earth has changed over the centuries, trees have been there to contribute to and record the action.