Small Farms Can Equal Big Pay! Choose the right products, process and market them effectively, and you too can join the ranks of top-earning farmers, some of whom gross nearly $100,000 per acre. Whether you're buying a new farm or jump-starting an old one, Ron Macher's down-to-earth advice on planning, farming, and marketing you'll soon make your farm profitable -- and find satisfaction doing it.
Macher shares proven methods for farming smarter and explores today's new crops, new livestock, and new markets that translate into new ways to make money. Making Your Small Farm Profitable explains how to:
- Exploit lucrative niche markets that others overlook
- Plan for optimal farm efficiency
- Determine equipment requirements and estimate machinery costs
- Compare costs against profit for common vegetables and livestock
- Sell your products a dozen different ways
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword Preface
Acknowledgments
I. Getting Started
1. Deciding to Farm
2. Starting a Farm
II. Farming
3. Some Principles of Good Farming
4. A Living, Healthy Soil
5. Weatherproofing Your Farm
III. Planning and Marketing
6. Your Goals and Farm Planning
7. Marketing
8. Selecting Your Enterprise
IV. Management
9. Machinery
10. Farm Management
11. Where We Are Going
Appendix A: Metric Conversions
Appendix B: Resource Lists
Index
