UVM Blogs

Last week the VT Food Venture Center hosted a panel discussion  on contract growing. The focus of the event was to discuss the opportunities for vegetable producers entering into contracts with food processors. […]

New machinery custom rates for 2013 have been published by Pennsylvania’s National Agriculture Statistics Service. Their report provides average rates for many categories within primary tillage, planting, […]

What is wrong with this picture? This is a bunch of kale for sale last week at a supermarket. I have a serious problem with  the “merchandising” of this product. I have a problem as a consumer and as a farm […]

The Vermont Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has launched the VT Digital Economy Project. This project can support small business, farms included!, with a variety of business training, advisement and […]

Everyone loves the idea of a better accounting system but we often get stuck on what system to invest time, money and training into. As Farm Viability financial analysts we see farms using all sorts of systems. […]

We have launched this Blog to share current news, events and resources from our statewide farm business planning team. Watch for new posts and check out the RESOURCE LIBRARY to download useful farm business and […]