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Darby answers about the viability of raising Kune Kune pigs.

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Darby answers about grazing cattle with the rule of thirds.

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Darby answers a question about which chicken tractor design is the best?

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Darby answers a question about which chicken tractor design is the best?

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Darby discusses pink eye and fly control for cows.

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Farmer Charles Mayfield talks about how he is turning some "waste" product on his farm into a shelf-stable, value-added product. Charles will talk about why he decided to pursue this product line and how he is building the brand. You can support Charles' Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/farrow/the-farrow-project

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Regardless of what products you are farming, you must have a diversified marketing and business plan for your farm to be successful. Darby Simpson has developed from scratch a "real world", successful direct marketing approach for his farm thru nearly 10 years of trial and error.

In his three hour workshop, he'll cover all of the basics you will need to successfully sell your products for a profit. The marketing portion will focus on how to build a marketing list, marketing displays, free marketing tools, how to select a farmers market, customer interaction and education, income diversification, working with restaurants or health food stores and more. During the business planning session, he will deal with various business strategies, cash flow management, production cost analysis, economies of scale, setting retail and bulk program prices, tracking expenses, liability insurance, legal protection and more.

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Darby discusses some of the different sales models that he has used on his farm throughout the years. He talks about how to market meat and communicate its value. We also discuss the nuances of customer communication.

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Darby discusses his thoughts on farrowing pigs on farm.

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Chris Kiesz of Yellow Hutch Farm in Minnesota joins us to talk about picking up jobs and moving 2000 miles across the country to start his farm. How he picked a new market, cash flowing beef, and creative ways to bundle beef.

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Not sure where to start?

Want to take your farm to the next level?

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