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ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information
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Fayetteville, AR 72702
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Marketing,
Business & Risk Management
Marketing, Business & Risk Management
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matter what you grow, you’ll need to sell it at a profit
if you’re going to stay in business. These resources can
guide agricultural business planning and help farmers manage the
amount of risk in their enterprises. In addition, some of these
resources offer advice on diversifying, developing new markets
and adding value to farm products to increase income.
Several categories of publications are offered:
NOTE: Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat
PDFs. Download
Acrobat Reader.
Organic Marketing and Labeling
Direct Marketing Options
Value-Added and Processing
Business Planning and Management
Funding
Funding Opportunities
Risk Management
Agricultural Risk Management - English and Spanish Curriculum
Organic Certification for Southern Farmers
Other Marketing Topics
Cooperatives (USDA-RBS Publications)
Rural Cooperatives Magazine
How to Start a Cooperative (PDF / 135 kb)
Small Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Cooperative Operations (PDF / 2.3 mb)
Understanding Cooperatives: Ag Marketing Cooperatives (PDF / 179 kb)
Cooperative Feasibility Study Guide (PDF / 505 kb)
Cooperative Farm Bargaining and Price Negotiations
Cooperative Marketing Agencies-in-Common (PDF / 2.7 mb)
(A list of additional USDA-RBS Cooperatives Series publications appears online. The publications listed here are also available in print from ATTRA. Contact ATTRA at 800-346-9140 to request copies.)
Links to Other Marketing and Business Information
Agricultural Marketing Resource
Center (AgMRC)
FoodMAP: Food Marketing
and Processing
Reap New Profits: Marketing Strategies
for Farmers and Ranchers, SARE
How to Direct Market Your Beef, SARE
The Rodale Institute Organic Price Report
The Rodale Institute Farm
Locator
FarmStop.com
Taking the First Step: Farm and Ranch Alternative Enterprise and Agritourism Resource Evaluation Guide (PDF / 1.3 mb), NRCS
Western Profiles
of Innovative
Agricultural Marketing:
Examples from Direct Farm Marketing and Agri-Tourism Enterprises
USDA Fruit and Vegetable Market News
USDA Livestock and Grain Market News
Meat, Poultry and Egg Product Inspection Directory
Last Updated September 11, 2008
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