www.sare.org resources how-to-direct-market-your-beef How to Direct Market Your Beef How to Direct Market Your Beef portrays how one couple used its family’s ranch to launch a profitable, grass-based beef operation focused on direct market sales. From slaughtering to packaging, through labeling...
www.sare.org resources 12-aprils-grazing-dairy-program 12 Aprils Grazing Dairy Program Tom Trantham's Twelve Aprils grazing program has been part of three Southern Region SARE projects. Tom has influenced scores of experienced and beginning dairy farmers through presentations at conferences and...
www.sare.org resources organic-insect-management-in-sweet-corn Organic Insect Management in Sweet Corn When customers flock to markets in search of sweet corn, they want it to be of the highest quality—sweet, fresh and worm-free. Yet, in ecological or organic production of sweet...
www.sare.org resources diversifying-cropping-systems Diversifying Cropping Systems Today's crop farmers, with their prices global and their costs local, are ensnared in an ever-tightening profit squeeze. Many of them have begun seeking alternative crops that command higher prices...
www.sare.org resources estrategias-economico-ambientales-en-la-crianza-de-cerdos Estrategias Economico-Ambientales en la Crianza de Cerdos Granjeros que quieren producir puercos con éxito en pequeña escala pueden preservar su independencia de cara a la industria de puercos en proceso de consolidación. Estrategias Económico-Ambientales en la Crianza de...
www.sare.org resources profitable-pork Profitable Pork Farmers who want to successfully produce pork on a small scale can preserve their independence in the face of the consolidating hog industry. Profitable Pork: Alternative Strategies for Hog Producers...
www.sare.org resources how-to-manage-the-blue-orchard-bee How to Manage the Blue Orchard Bee In recent years, the blue orchard bee (BOB) has become established as an alternative orchard pollinator in North America. With a strong preference for fruit trees, BOBs are highly efficient...
www.sare.org resources steel-in-the-field Steel in the Field Weed control demands time, labor and expense for every farmer every year. Steel in the Field shows how today's implements and techniques can control weeds while reducing—or eliminating—herbicides. In practical language, Steel in...
northcentral.sare.org resources the-new-growers-guide-to-producing-organic-food-grade-grains-in-the-upper-midwest The New Growers’ Guide to Producing Organic Food-Grade Grains in The Upper Midwest Many Midwest grain growers are familiar with producing commodity grains – indeed, corn and soybeans delivered to grain elevators make up the majority of crop acreage in the Midwest. For...
northcentral.sare.org resources livestock-waterers-and-watering-systems Livestock Waterers and Watering Systems A Handbook for Livestock Producers and Landowners What is the most important livestock nutrient? Water! Navigating through watering options to find a workable, financially feasible solution to livestock watering needs...