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Outlook for a Small Farm Meat Goat Industry for California

2006 Outlook for a Small Farm Meat Goat Industry for California (731 KB) This 24-page research report examines the current state of the meat goat industry in the United States and California and factors affecting consumer demand for goat meat.
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Outstanding in their Fields: California's Women Farmers

2005 $16.95 plus tax, shipping, and handling. Outstanding in their Fields profiles seventeen women farmers and ranchers who dramatize the pioneering spirit, creativity and courage that animates much of the kinds of artisanal agriculture where women are leading the way.
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Food Safety at Farmers Markets and Agritourism Venues

2005 $8 plus tax, shipping, and handling. Also available as a free download: Food Safety at Farmers Markets and Agritourism Venues This publication provides a basic guide to understanding food-safety issues relevant to California certified farmers markets and agritourism operations.
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Specialty and Minor Crops Handbook - Second Edition

1998 $35 plus tax, shipping, and handling What are specialty or minor crops? How do you grow them? Where do you sell them? This convenient new bound version of the Specialty and Minor Crops Handbook answers these questions and more.
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Grants for Farmers

Did you know that there are numerous grant programs that offer funds directly to farmers and ranchers?
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SGMA

New Groundwater Regulation May Impact Small-scale Farms - Our team is here to help! New groundwater regulations may have an impact on your small-scale farming operation given that California is now regulating groundwater use through the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).
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