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Agritourism—one of the fastest-growing segments of agricultural direct marketing—allows farmers to diversify their core operations and keep farmland in production while preserving scenic vistas and maintaining farming traditions. By providing authentic farm experiences for visitors, agritourism helps educate the public about the importance of agriculture to a community’s economic base, quality of life, history, and culture.

This webpage is the Marketing archives of the Women In Agriculture webinars.

Crop budgets vary greatly by operation! Prices and cost estimates are averages collected from retailers across the state. Input prices will vary by crop, management, region, varieties, and other criteria and may not be reflective of YOUR true costs.

If you’re looking for something that is predictable and never varies from day to day, do not get involved with horses! When horses are involved, you will never have a “normal” day again.

Are you a small livestock farmer in Maryland wanting to capitalize on your urban location and strong demand for locally produced meats? If so, this web module, Farm to Table Marketing Model for Small Farm Meat Producers, was created specifically for you. This module delivers educational materials developed for several training sessions by educators and professionals who are highly knowledgeable and who are presently engaged in Farm-to-Table production and marketing.

Agronomy News, November 2024, Volume 15, Issue 8. Inside this issue: Winter Crop Production Meetings, Slug Damage Survey & CDL Grant, Tank Mixes for Postemergence Weed Control in Soybean, Stink Bugs in Cover Crops, Corn and Soybean Variety Trials, UMD TAPS: New Kind of Farmer Research, Growing Giant Miscanthus in Maryland, Evaluation of Early Maturity Soybeans, Using NDVI to Determine Nitrogen Needs, Grid Sampling for Variable Rate Lime, Ag Tech Conference, Pesticide & Nutrient Management Training Dates, Storing Mycotoxin-Affected Grain, New Corporate Transparency Act Reporting, Weather Outlook and, Regional Crop Reports.

The purpose of regulations and licensing for food processing. Is to ensure the safety of the food supply and oversee commerce. Food processing standards and regulations vary widely based on the type of food being considered and the scale of the operation.

A growing number of natural and specialty food stores, chef-owned restaurants, and even some larger grocery store chains are actively purchasing locally grown food products. Farmers need to keep informed about trends in the food industry to fully utilize this outlet.

While the Internet plays an important role in business today, its significance is about to explode. According to a recent survey by International Data Corporation, sales influenced by the Internet, either purchased online or directly influenced by research conducted on the Internet, account for 17% of all sales in the U.S. According to Jupiter Communication, US online consumers will spend in excess of $632 billion in off-line channels as a direct result of research that they conduct on the Web in 2005, dwarfing the $199 billion that consumers will actually spend on the Internet.