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There is a growing market for pasture raised pork. With saavy marketing highlighting the outdoor system you are employing, the breed of hog you raise, and the effect both have on the flavor of the meat, you can create a niche market for your product.
Multi-Species Academy Binder Chapter 4 - Livestock Behavior and Handling Bud Williams Stockmanship Notes The list below can be found as pdf files at http://extension.usu.edu/behave/. This is the direct link for the fax sheets listed below: https://extension.usu.
A variety of useful resources for farmers and ranchers are available on the Internet. Below is a selection of free and paid-subscription newsletters, blogs, and webinars from universities, extension programs, and sustainable agriculture organizations around the country.
Agriculture is a risky business - that much is obvious - yet many growers don't regularly assess or plan for risk. This information will help you fill knowledge gaps, so you can effectively manage risks and take advantage of opportunities.
See also: Managing Risk Production Risk Financial Risk Human Risk Legal Risk Anything that leads to uncertainty about costs, prices and demand for your product. Marketing risk derives from price risk, product quality, and market availability.
This publication, by Karen Klonsky at the UC Small Farm Program, walks you through the documents you might need to obtain a farm loan, suggests questions to ask the lender and questions a lender may ask, and provides definitions of terms you will need to know to analyze your financial situation.
No matter what kind of operation you run, writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the farm chores you do can help you avoid and manage risk and improve the efficiency of your operation.
See also: Managing Risk Marketing Risk Financial Risk Human Risk Legal Risk Anything that directly affects the quantity and quality of your production or causes variation in expected yield. If you've been farming for even a little while, you are probably well-versed with production risk.
