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Sustainable Small Farming and Ranching Researching a Potential Small Acreage Enterprise

What type of information do you need?  Production information about your crop or livestock enterprise  Marketing information about your product  Income and expenses projections

Passive vs Active Information Gathering  Not all of the information you need will be available without asking, phoning, visiting  Secondary information  Primary is developed by your experience

Information Gathering & staying ahead of the market Click on image to start video

Sources of Information  Books, publications (library, bookstore)  Journal articles (library, bookstore, subscribe)  Other farmers  Universities (Extension)  Agencies (NRCS, SBDC, FSA)  Non-profit organizations, farmer networks  Internet

Universities/Extension Service  Idaho Small Farms  WSU Small Farms  Missouri  Penn State  UC Davis  Texas A&M horticulture.tamu.edu/alternatives/alternativelinks.htmlhttp://aggie- horticulture.tamu.edu/alternatives/alternativelinks.html

Federal (USDA) sites - general ● CSREES ● SARE ● Small Farm ● Natural Resources Conservation Service ● National Ag Library

State Agency sites Idaho Department of Ag  Marketing  Organic Idaho Small Business Development Center Idaho Natural Resources Conservation Service

Agencies - Prices and statistical data  Economic Research Service  National Ag Statistical Service  Ag Marketing Service (AMS)

Farmer sites  The New Farm  Cedar Meadow Farm  Greentree Naturals

Organizations  Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas  Rural Roots  North American Farm Direct Marketing Association  The Food Alliance

Periodicals/Journal publications  Growing for Market  Small Farm Today

Summary  Read  Attend conferences  Network

Credits Presentation developed by Cultivating Success TM : Sustainable Small Farms Education. Video segments taken from: “Meadowlark Farm: A Case Study of a Small-Acreage Farm” produced by Ben Troka, University of Idaho College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Copywrite 2005, University of Idaho.