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Identifying alternatives : what are the possibilities?

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Ag-Alternatives is a series of fact sheets designed to help you evaluate the feasibility of a new agricultural or rural based business. Worksheets in each fact sheet help you personalize the... More ≫

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Ag-Alternatives is a series of fact sheets designed to help you evaluate the feasibility of a new agricultural or rural based business. Worksheets in each fact sheet help you personalize the information. For those interested in starting a farm-based business, this fact sheet will help you brainstorm some enterprise ideas and come up with a ranked list of specific specific enterprise ideas in the order in which they fulfill your goals and objectives.

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Marketing : will it sell?

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Ag-Alternatives is a series of fact sheets designed to help you evaluate the feasibility of a new agricultural or rural based business. Worksheets in each fact sheet help you personalize the... More ≫

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Ag-Alternatives is a series of fact sheets designed to help you evaluate the feasibility of a new agricultural or rural based business. Worksheets in each fact sheet help you personalize the information. Good marketing skills are especially important for new or unusual enterprises. This fact sheet addresses the basic research skills needed to evaluate the market for a new enterprise.

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Profitability : will it make money?

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Ag-Alternatives is a series of fact sheets designed to help you evaluate the feasibility of a new agricultural or rural based business. Worksheets in each fact sheet help you personalize the... More ≫

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Ag-Alternatives is a series of fact sheets designed to help you evaluate the feasibility of a new agricultural or rural based business. Worksheets in each fact sheet help you personalize the information. This fact sheet introduces farm management tools to help you answer specific questions about the profitability of a proposed business.

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Production requirements : do you have the resources?

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Ag-Alternatives is a series of fact sheets designed to help you evaluate the feasibility of a new agricultural or rural based business. This fact sheet is intended to help identify and think about... More ≫

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Ag-Alternatives is a series of fact sheets designed to help you evaluate the feasibility of a new agricultural or rural based business. This fact sheet is intended to help identify and think about any production-related requirements of a new enterprise or product that you want to develop on your farm or acreage,

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Decision making : will you start a new enterprise?

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This last of seven fact sheets in the Ag-Alternatives series outlines a decision-making framework to help those interested in establishing a new farm business. It also includes information on... More ≫

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This last of seven fact sheets in the Ag-Alternatives series outlines a decision-making framework to help those interested in establishing a new farm business. It also includes information on business plans, and ends with 10 keys to success gathered from farmers who have started successful agricultural ventures.

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