Despite the plethora of business how-to books, consultants, advice and resources, Pendleton’s Country Market distills its own powerful entrepreneurial philosophy: listen to your customers, listen to your heart, keep positive and provide reasons for folks to keep returning to the farm throughout the year. Instead of focusing on the downside of declining agriculture over the […]
Sugar Maple Emu Farm
Emus provide product mix Brodhead, Wisconsin In a state where one expects to see dairy cows dotting the fields, Sugar Maple Emu Farm outside Brodhead, Wisconsin, defies tradition with a herd of emus, bringing new perspectives to the business of farming. The novelty of emus, combined with the animals’ usability, proves to be a marketable […]
Scherping Family Dairy Farm
Blending Work and Life Rick and June Scherping are dairy farmers in Stearns County who see their way of life and business as inseparable. They have merged quality of life for their family, profitability of their farm and stewardship of the land into a complete whole. “We farm this way because of the quality of […]
Pahl’s Market
IPM for Premium Prices Gary Pahl, along with his brother Brian, operates Pahl’s Market, a fourth generation family operated vegetable farm, in Dakota County just south of the Twin Cities. The farm consists of 1,200 acres of vegetables which, during the 2001 season, included 515 acres of sweet corn, 125 acres of green beans, 50 […]
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