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Publications Developed by the EAM Team and its members

Finding your (Direct) Market

Resources for Direct Marketers

Regulatory Overview for Direct Marketers

Farm Financial Management

Working with Customers

Value-Added, Small-Scale and Alternative Agriculture

Marketing Meat

Organic Resources

Grazing


Finding your (Direct) Market

Are Farmers' Markets a Good Fit for Your Business? (A3811-20)

Direct Marketing Options for Farmers (A3811-11)

Is There Value-Added in Your Future? A Checklist
(2 pages, 111 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent.

Pick-Your-own Operations and Farm Stand-Options for Your Business(A3811-14)

Selling Directly to Restaurants (A3811-5)

Selling to Institutions (A3811-19)

To Your Customer’s Door: Direct Delivery (A3811-6)

What is Community Supported Agriculture (A3811-4)

Resources for Direct Marketers

Crop Budgets for Direct Marketers (A3811-9)

Developing your Farm's Marketing Plan (A3811-13)

Direct Marketing of Farm Produce and Home Goods (A3602)
(This publication was not developed by the EAM Team but may be a useful resource)

Market Research: Surveying Customers to Determine Their Needs (A3811-18)

Meeting the Challenges of Direct Marketing (A3811-21)

Resources for Direct Marketers in Wisconsin (A3811-12)

Risk, Liability and Insurance for Direct Marketers (A3811-7)

What it Takes to Succeed at a Small Farmers' Market
(20 pages, 3.41 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. February 2001.

Regulatory Overview for Direct Marketers

State of Wisconsin Food Regulations Overview for Farmers and Market Gardeners wishing to Direct Market
Compiled by Jane Hansen, Price County UW-Extension

Food Regulations Overview for Restaurants, Groceries, and other Institutions Wishing to Buy Locally Grown Foods
Compiled by Jane Hansen, Price County UW-Extension

Farm Financial Management

Blue Prints for Building you Business
By Alan Linnebur, Farm Business Educator, UW Extension Washington County

Business Planning for a Successful Farm Start-Up
(51 pages, 1.20 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at the Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference, February 23, 2007.

Crop Revenue Coverage (CRC) Insurance
(6 pages, 163 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at MATC Farm Management Class, February 2004.

Developing a Business Plan to Take to Your Banker
(26 pages, 680 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent and Kevin Falk, Columbia County Dairy Grazier. Presented at Columbia/Dodge Grazing Network Winter Meeting, January 2006.

Figuring the Cost to Own and Operate Farm Machinery
(41 pages, 2.07 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at the Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference, February 24, 2007.

Getting Started with a Farm Transfer
(11 pages, 1203 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at Farm Transfer Workshop, January 2006.

Machinery Ownership vs. Custom Hire
(33 pages, 2672 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented January 2006.

Making Your Idea a Reality Through Financial Planning
(48 pages, 691 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent and Jim Faust, Dunn Co. UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at the 6th Annual Value Added Agriculture Conference on January 30 - 31, 2004.

Sauk County Livestock Enterprise Budget
(4 pages, 114 KB)

Successful Farm Business Start Up: A Few Ideas
(27 pages, 2843 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented January 2006.

What's Happening in Wisconsin Agriculture? Why Should You Care?
(25 pages, 801 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at UW-Milwaukee, February 2001.

Working with Customers

I’m Right and You’re Wrong: Do’s and Don’ts in Customer Service (A3811-10)

Strategies to Attract and Keep Customers (A3811-1)

Value-Added, Small-Scale and Alternative Agriculture

Beekeeping Basics
(47 pages, 2.52 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent.

Bee Pollination
(24 pages, 1.32 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented for Sauk County Master Gardener class, December 2005.

Case Studies of Wisconsin Dairy Artisans
(82 pages, 14.1 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent and Laurie S.Z. Greenberg, UW Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.

Cooperatives: Their Role for Farm Producers (A3811-3)

Creating a Winning Display for Your Farm Products (A3811-2)

Employing Farm Workers (A3811-22)

Farming and Tourism (A3811-16)

Fruit and Vegetable Safety on the Farm (A3811-17)

Government Programs for Small Farms
(18 pages, 1.22 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent and Steve Bertjens, Southwest Badger RC & D Council, Inc.

Hands-Off Income Options for Landowners
(11 pages, 2.32 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent.

Non-Traditional Agricultural Markets: A Few Trends and Examples
(35 pages, 1.70 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent, and Eydie Ridder. Presented at the Sauk County Institute of Leadership, November 2004.

Per Capita Consumption of Selected Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
(1 page, 77 KB) Compiled from USDA Economic Research Service data by Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent.

Quick and Dirty Market Assessment
(1 page, 58.4 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent.

Small Acreage Options and Market Trends
(35 pages, 2.88 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation's Women's Leadership Conference, March 15, 2004.

Trends...What's Hot, and What's Not
PowerPoint presentation By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at the Wisconsin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Conference, January 4, 2004.

Marketing Meat

Direct Marketing Meat (A3811-15)

Direct Marketing Meat: A Resource for Direct Market Meat Producers in Wisconsin (A3809)

Meat Marketing Regulations in Wisconsin
(12 pages, 141 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at the Value-Added Meat Marketing Workshops in Lancaster, Hancock and Spooner, Spring 2001.

Organic Resources

A Guide to Organic Certification (a partnership between the EAM team and Midwest Organic Sustainable Education Services)

Organic Agriculture: Is It for You?
(31 pages, 2.12 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented at the MATC - Farm Management Class, February 2007.

What is Organic Agriculture (A3811-8)

Grazing

Business Planning/Business Performance for Graziers
(43 pages, 982 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent, February, 2004.

Economics of Managed Grazing
(25 pages, 947 KB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent. Presented February 2006.

Turning Grass Into Cash: An Intro to the Art of Managed Grazing
(92 pages, 20.3 MB) By Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW-Extension Agricultural Agent, and Ron Bula, Beef, Sheep & Poultry Grazier and Certified Organic Farmer. Presented at the Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference, February 2006.

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