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Peterson Produce

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Sustainable Transition Jean Peterson and Al Sterner, of Peterson Produce, farm 200 acres of vegetables, hay, and set aside land near Delano in western Hennepin County. Their farm is split up into three sections. The homestead, which is adjacent to busy Highway 12 just east of Delano, has a 60 acre plot of land. […]

Filed Under: Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Direct: farm stand, Flame Weeding, Hay & Alfalfa, Nitrogen Fixing, Pest Management, Responsible Purchasing, Soil Quality, Vegetables

Bow View Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Family Farm Rooted in Diversity Crofton, Nebraska Nestled in the rolling countryside of northeast Nebraska, farmer Curt Arens along with his wife, Donna, continues earning his livelihood from the family land first purchased by his great grandfather in 1914, sprinkling sunflower seeds, Christmas trees and other diversification into the growing mix. Even though his young […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Corn & Soybeans, Direct: u-pick, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Hay & Alfalfa, Hogs, Internet/Website, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Native Tree Species, Nebraska, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Processing, Rotational Grazing, Sunflowers, Value added

American Pasturage, Inc.

June 29, 2012 By admin

“The most natural meat is the most profitable method”  Marionville, Missouri In 1996, Rick Hopkins was just about at breaking point with his 100-acre Missouri beef farm on the flat foothills of the Ozark Mountains . He was raising 40 head of adult cattle on a small plot of unmanaged pasture, supplementing their diet with […]

Filed Under: Animal Welfare, Beef and Dairy, Branding: Label, Business - self, Business Development - Ag specific, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Business to Business: Supermarkets, Direct to Customer, Direct: Congregational Supported Agriculture, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Grass farming/free range, Internet/Website, Livestock, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Marketing Research, Methods, Missouri, Native Prairie Grasses, Poultry, Rotational Grazing, Sheep and goats, Wildlife

Angelic Organics

June 29, 2012 By admin

Over One Thousand Customer Accounts Caledonia, IL About 75 miles from the booming metropolis of Chicago, Angelic Organics grows a dizzying array of vegetables and herbs on about 25 acres of the entire 90-acre farm. Their fresh vegetables and herbs are sold directly to over 1,000 customers who buy Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares in […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Branding: Certified Organic, Business - small (<20 employees), Business Development - Ag specific, Business planning, Conservation, Corn & Soybeans, Cover Crops, Crop Rotation & Intercropping, Direct to Customer, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Diversification for Farmers, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Festivals, Field Crops, Fruits, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Illinois, Local foods systems, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Non-GMO, Organic farming, Pesticide Reduction, Practices, Soils & Compost, Starting a business, Vegetables, Weed Control

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