by The Upstart University Team | Oct 1, 2018 | Farm Management, Farming as a Business
Editor’s Note: This article was originally posted on Agri-Pulse by Matt Barnard, Paul Lightfoot, and Irving Fain. American farmers and agricultural companies have always been global leaders. This has never been as important as it is today. As billions of people...
by Mia Godfrey | May 9, 2018 | Farming as a Business
On April 10, 2018, an E. coli outbreak in the US was reported to the CDC. By April 9, 17 people were already infected. At the time this blog was published, there had been 149 infected people from 29 states, 64 hospitalizations, 1 death, and zero recalls. Foodborne...
by Juan Valdez | Aug 15, 2017 | Farming as a Business
Farmers need insurance. A few winters ago, an intern misunderstood instructions for the inflated wall of our aquaponics hoop house and left a fan on overnight. The Laramie winter, at temperatures around -30º F, soon did its work. We found ourselves on a freezing...
by Charlotte Smith | Aug 3, 2017 | Farming as a Business
This week, Charlotte Smith from 3 Cow Marketing offers up some hard-won advice from her small milk, eggs, and poultry farm in Oregon. As a small farmer offering unique products, Charlotte is familiar with the pricing, sales, and marketing processes of the niche...
by Nick Burton | Jul 25, 2017 | Farming as a Business
Worried about your produce packaging? If you spend time in Facebook groups for any method of farming, you will see questions about packaging on a regular basis. When people show their farmer’s market set up, deliveries, CSA boxes, or restaurant harvests; you...
by Juan Valdez | Jul 14, 2017 | Farming as a Business
Before a farmer even gets growing, they need a rock-solid business plan. In addition to helping the farm secure funding, ensure profitability, and organize employees, the business plan serves another purpose: defining the business structure. This article will break...
