Cattle Today Market Report

To do this, at the very bottom of the cardboard sheet, measure 2 inches horizontally toward the inside of the box on both sides, and a 1/2 inch from the bottom of the box. Step 5: Assemble the flip calendar.

An “About Us” page can help customers feel more connected to you, their farmer, and a page dedicated to recipes gives market shoppers ideas for using your farm products. And an image gallery is a must—people love farm photos.

“We pick all the fresh herbs early in the morning and put them directly in water,” says Mary Ocasion of Churn Creek Meadows Organic Farm in Redding, Calif. Cutting midway up causes the partial leaves to wither.

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Restaurants, retail or farmers markets are all good fits for marketing and selling this crop. You can also consider spinach artichoke dip, spinach soups or spinach for juicing. Spinach is easy to grow during most seasons and easy for customers to use,...

You can bring the most beautiful heirloom tomatoes in the world, but if you fail to make them visible from the walking paths, or if you don't make their prices visible, your sales might be substandard without you even realizing it.

Here are some lessons I've learned. Utah's requirements are found in the document called Outdoor Market Requirements produced by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. Do you need to obtain a food handler's permit for foods prepared on site?

Decorations you might provide include gourds or the Thanksgiving cornucopia, garlic braids for the kitchen, or wreaths for the door. Some farmers might complain that a lot of customers don't look primarily for food at fall farmers markets but rather holiday...

Offer Them in Fall and Winter CSA Shares One of the best ways to get the most out of butternut squash is to offer them as part of your winter or fall CSA shares. You have two options when it comes to pricing butternut squash—by weight and by the unit.

Keep the pots in a bright spot where they are protected from wind. Obtain Brunfelsia propagation by inserting the base of each cutting into the potting soil in a pot. Allow the seedhead or pod to dry on the plant, then remove and sow.Take care that pets...

At our farm, we aim to come back with no more than one unit or to sell all of them right before the market is done. Selling at a farmers market can be one of the best ways to move fresh produce.

And bounty is something that market customers love—it attracts them to the table. It is easy to get in a rhythm of simply selling them the way you always have, but if you need to move a lot of cucumbers, let's look at some alternative options.

The nasturtium is fairly fast growing and prolific, and it's also beautiful. Also, you need to consider how much room the plants take up in the garden. Here are tips on entering the market on edible flowers, including how to price and present them.

Customers will be lining up outside your farmers' market booth for your fresh garlic—but you might need to do some legwork ahead of time. Recipes: Provide a recipe for the dipping sauce you sampled, or provide another recipe you like that includes your...

Choose a fertilizer that is higher in) and low in nitrogen. When you water a plant that is in the ground, watch the soil absorb the water. Yesterday, today and tomorrow won't bloom during the hottest part of the summer.

Remove the plant from its container, or if it is wrapped in burlap, remove the burlap and the wires that hold it in place. The aptly named yesterday, today and tomorrow shrub (spp.) produces a fascinating display of flowers from spring until the end of...

Vision for the Future Recent expansion included crowdfunding for low tunnels, which have been installed in the last year at South Circle Farm. Because their spaces are relatively small, they grow broccolini rather than full heads of broccoli and miniature...

“Importantly, the types of people seeking out local beer are also in the market for organic produce. It's a bold taste that pairs well with other flavors, used in foods as disparate as jams and teas.

The market in which you decide to sell a crop such as arugula is also a determining factor in pricing. However, perfect your growing process and get it in the hands of some buyers, and the arugula will practically market itself.

If you are only selling raw produce, you might not need a license or to register with your health department at all. It's important to be familiar with what's expected of you from both departments.

Cow / calf operation in south Texas and management and calf facilities in central Arizona. Real estate, ranch and livestock management.

This was far and away one of the best investments we have made in our marketing. I have said it before, but what makes farming so difficult is that it is an entire business all at once.

Whatever you choose, strive to present a rural image. “Country” sells! To please the public and spur more sales, savvy stand marketers employ basic display techniques like these: Create eye appeal by factoring color contrast into arrangements.

Ravelry.com forums are a terrific way to organize knit-alongs and spin-athons, and offer successful examples to follow. Some fiber producers use jackets to cover their animals, keeping the elements and vegetable matter out.

Then determine what level of the demand remains unfulfilled and create a strategy that will allow you to fill that void. Other investments you will have are permit fees, vendor fees, printing and labels, juicing equipment, labor, and facility rental fees,...

The Food and Drug Administration prohibits the sale of raw milk across state lines, but some states allow the sale of raw milk under certain conditions. When trying to get the word out about your (legal) product, discretion is advised, but total silence...

Inspirational efforts such as “We Got This Wednesdays” could be fun. Mondays could be “share a recipe day.” Tuesdays could be video day (yours or one you like from YouTube, sans politics, of course).