Buzzworthy Business
Do you enjoy fruits, vegetables, and nuts, along with a variety of options at your grocery store? If so, you can thank a special kind of pollinator, the honeybee, for diversifying America’s dinner plates. Honeybees are essential to maintaining food...
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6 Steps For Finding Your Niche As A Beginning Farmer
As an aspiring or beginning farmer, it’s key to find your niche – whether that involves raising chickens, growing organic fruits and vegetables, or making artisanal cheese. Roxanne Reed, founder and CEO of Farm School on Wheels, shares six tips for...View Details
Four Questions To Ask Before Buying Land To Farm
Finding the perfect acreage to start a farm is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many rural property buyers. Whether you’re searching for a large lot, small farm, timberland or other bare land, knowing what to look for in a property and working...View Details
Risk Mitigation: Protecting Your Farm For The Future
Farming isn’t just about sowing seeds and reaping harvests – it also involves a complex web of legal intricacies and risk management strategies. The importance of safeguarding assets and mitigating liability is essential for agricultural operations...View Details
Understanding The Importance of Finances & Record Keeping
Finances and record keeping. They’re not the most exciting parts of farming, but they are powerful pieces you need for a successful loan approval. In Episode 4 of AgCredit Said It, our hosts sit down with credit analyst Joel Althauser to discuss the perfect recipe for creating a balance sheet.View Details
A Bird's Eye View: Drone Technology in Agriculture
A Bird's Eye View See this article in the 2023 Spring issue of Wiregrass Land & Living Magazine! With height comes perspective. Perhaps that is why humans are drawn to climb mountains, fly the skies and maybe even why children are attracted to trees...View Details
Succession Planning For Farm Families
Succession planning for farm families - It’s a process that can be complicated, emotional and just plain hard to start a conversation about. That’s where Eric Brown comes in. Eric is a financial advisor with Legacy Capital Advisors, LLC and has been providing farmers and their families with practical, common-sense strategies to help them transition and preserve their legacies. In this episode of AgCredit Said It, Eric walks us through the biggest obstacles farm families struggle with and tips for approaching succession planning conversations.View Details
Upcoming Events
Throughout the year and across the country, your local Farm Credit association hosts in-person and virtual events designed to help you start, manage and grow your farming operation. Browse through the AgBizInfo events to find the right event for you!
Webinar: Direct to Consumer Marketing Strategies for Farmers
Join FCS Financial and Elise Luebbering, founder of Evergreen Media, for a fast-paced 30-minute masterclass on branding your farm products. Whether you sell freezer beef, greenhouse plants, or fresh...
