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  1. Sheep, Goat Producers: Management Skills Workshop to be Held Oct. 14 in Wooster

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/sheep-goat-producers-management-skills-workshop-be-held-oct-14-wooster

    transition to becoming organic, or just interested in small ruminants and organic methods won't want to ... miss the Management Skills for Organic Small Ruminants Workshop, to be held Oct. 14 from 1-5 p.m. at ... Service based at the Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center in Arkansas. Burke has done extensive work on ...

  2. Selling Direct to Consumers Can Net Farmers and Producers More Money, Ohio State Expert Says

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/selling-direct-consumers-can-net-farmers-and-producers-more-money-ohio-state-expert

    market and sell their products directly to consumers can increase their farm income substantially by ... Marketing-- Front and Center,” which will be presented by Mechling and Francis Fluharty, a ruminant ... buy products from as close to home as possible, said Mark Mechling, an OSU Extension Agriculture ...

  3. Two Ohio Small Farm Conferences Set for March

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    January 27, 2012 WILMINGTON, Ohio-- Small farm landowners interested in improving production and ... Wine Making; Direct Marketing of Meat in Ohio; Herb and Cut Flower Production; Irrigation Systems for ... marketing practices will get the information they need in March at conferences hosted by Ohio State ...

  4. Conference to Help Small Farm Owners Market Products, Increase Profits

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/conference-help-small-farm-owners-market-products-increase-profits

    the experts during a small farm conference on March 31 in Massillon, Ohio. The "Living Your Small ... a small farm and still provide products to grocery stores and restaurants year-round. "The key is ... Marketing Food Products" and "Lessons Learned from Successful Farmers Markets." The ...

  5. Learn About Blueberry Production at OPGMA Congress

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/learn-about-blueberry-production-opgma-congress

    growing blueberries organically and targeting the fruit to more markets." Small fruit production in ... blueberry has been growing in popularity in Ohio, with production increasing 32 percent since 1997, ... according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Growers interested in cashing in on this small fruit crop ...

  6. What Does it Take to be a Farmers' Market Vendor? Find Out at Farm Science Review

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    input costs to pricing product all comes into play when participating in a farmers' market. She ... markets across Ohio with interest in local foods expanding, and many farmers want to know what to do to ... Market," on Sept. 22 at 10 a.m. at the Small Farm Center. Farm Science Review will be held Sept. 22-24 at ...

  7. What Are Distillers Grains Worth? Software Tool Calculates Value

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    (NDF), etc.-- according to current market prices. As ethanol production increases, so do it byproducts, ... available in a given feed market." St-Pierre said that there are at least 10 different types of ... aid livestock producers in making more informed commodity feed purchases, can now be used to calculate ...

  8. Expansion of Sheep Industry Focus of Ohio Sheep Day July 16

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/expansion-sheep-industry-focus-ohio-sheep-day-july-16

    that surround expansion. Keynote speaker Richard Ehrhardt, a small ruminant specialist at Michigan ... State University will speak to producers on developing larger flocks, increasing productivity in the flock, and how ... Heron Farm in Columbiana County. "This year at the American Sheep Industry Association convention in ...

  9. OSU Extension Conference Targets New Farm Opportunities

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    on producing high-value commodities in small farm plots. "How to Gross $90,000 Per Acre on Your ... during the conference include: • Direct Marketing Meat Products • Beekeeping—Opportunities and Challenges ... • Extending the Growing Season: High Tunnels and More • Top 10 Opportunities in Direct Marketing ...

  10. Producer Certification First Step Toward Beef Industry Alliance

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/producer-certification-first-step-toward-beef-industry-alliance

    processors and limiting beef production and marketing in the area. "It's harder for small beef ... production of an animal and study marketing trends is the key to providing a product that not only satisfies ... marketing information systems. "What we are trying to capture is the value of the product from the ...

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