Planning for Long-term Success Whether you intend to borrow money or not, heading into a farm venture without a business plan is like setting out on a long-distance journey without […]

Funding Your Farm Plans Do you have good ideas for a farm business you'd like to start, or for expanding or diversifying your existing farm business? Do you have access […]

Developing a Successful Farm Business with Pigs This course is formatted to guide beginning farmers through the production and marketing of pigs raised in pasture settings. Pigs can function as […]

Growing Mushrooms on Logs, Stumps, and Woodchips Mushrooms are an emerging niche crop with many benefits, including improving farmer stewardship of forested lands and the ability to offer a unique […]

Building Farm Profit Into the Picture If you’ve been struggling to make your farm operation profitable without driving yourself into the ground, this financial planning course is for you. Ultimately, […]

Know Before You Grow Adding weeks to either end of your growing season can mean attaining a premium for having products available well before (or long after) other local growers. […]

Getting your hive operation off the ground Whether you are currently keeping honey bees, or are considering adding them to your farm, a basic knowledge of bee biology, diseases, pests, […]

From Season-Long Care to Harvest This course continues where BF 120 ends, and covers vegetable production from transplanting to harvest, including information on in-season fertility, integrated pest management, weed control […]

Attract More Customers with a Strategic Farm Presence Online Are webpages still useful? Does Facebook drive sales in real life? What do hashtags do? What kinds of photos do customers […]

Testing the Feasibility of Your Farming Ideas Have an idea for a farm enterprise but not sure if it’s feasible? This course will help you explore the potential markets and […]