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Hendricks Farms and Dairy

June 29, 2012 By admin

Making Profits the Old Fashioned Way Telford, Pennsylvania Attracting customers from seven states surrounding its Pennsylvania base, Hendricks Farms and Dairy, owned by Trent and Rachael Hendricks, leverage the power of diversification of both customers and the products they produce from all-pastured-livestock, growing a livelihood that yields healthy food for their family and customers while […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - small (<20 employees), Direct to Customer, Direct: farm stand, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Hogs, Internet/Website, Livestock, Mail/Telephone Order, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Pennsylvania, Poultry, Processing, Sheep and goats, Value added

Whole Farm Cooperative

June 29, 2012 By admin

Birth of a Cooperative Nation Whole Farm Cooperative (WFC) arose in response to the large corporate-run conglomerates that threaten the small farm way of life. Comprised of about fifty family farms throughout Central Minnesota, the Co-op draws from a strong history of livestock, dairy, and vegetable farmers marketing goods cooperatively. Begun in a basement, which […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - cooperative, Business Development - Ag specific, Cooperation with other organizations, Corn & Soybeans, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Direct: Congregational Supported Agriculture, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Fruits, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Hogs, Horticultural crops, Internet/Website, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Nuts, Organic farming, Poultry, Sheep and goats, Small Grains, Vegetables

Oberle Botanical

June 29, 2012 By admin

Botanical Paradise in Suburbia Fort Collins, CO Suburban sprawl may not jump to mind as a hotbed for new agriculture start-ups, but Oberle Botanical blooms strong and solid in the heart of Fort Collins, Colorado. Run by Matt and Sue Oberle, this diversified operation blends a variety of horticulture ventures with a commitment to keeping […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - family, Business Development, Business Development - Ag specific, Business Development and Marketing, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Colorado, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Farmers Markets, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Festivals, Greenhouse Production, Harvesting Nature, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Internet/Website, Marketing, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), On-farm Workshops, Packaging, Product Innovations, Tourism and Recreation, Value added

Twin Pine Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Greenhouse Growing “Our whole family is kind of rogue,” says Gary Hogle of Twin Pine Farm, “we do our own thing.” Gary’s family has harnessed their sense of innovation and adventure to develop and operate a hydroponic farm in Scandia, Minnesota. The Hogle family has a diverse background and extraordinary way of looking ahead. Gary […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business Development - Ag specific, Business planning, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Business to Business: Supermarkets, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Hydroponic, Integrated Pest Management, Internet/Website, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Pest Management, Starting a business, Strict Purchasing Guidelines, Vegetables, Word-of-Mouth

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