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This question often shows up in my inbox! Among others about sanitizing raw milk equipment — what to use, why what they’re using isn’t working, how much sanitizer, etc. I’m a firm believer in that if you’re producing raw milk then you’d better have some food grade bleach flying in your barn sanitizing that equipment. Bleach Worries Unfounded Over the years
Ever hear yourself saying any of the following? “I can only sell my eggs for XX amount because in my area that’s all the market will bear.” “The going rate for pork in my area is XX per lb. so I hate to charge much more than that.” “I am competing with farms who have sprung up as tax write
For the past few months I’ve been covering some great marketing tactics for your farm – how to blog for profit, why you need to build an email list to get more customers customers, and how to make your website work better for you. Now I’d like to bring it all back home and refocus on the very foundation of a growing business
If you’ve spent any time here on the blog you know how firmly I believe in relationship centered online marketing as the key to your success on your farm. In this post, I walk you through how to make 2 easy tweaks to your website to make more profit so you can start making your farm sustainable, not to mention have
Frequently I get asked, “Where should I advertise my farm products?” The q’ comes in many versions: How do I convince people that my products are worth the price? How do I get people to respond to my ad? How do I get my name out there? Do you see a trend here – everyone asking these questions is looking outside
You gotta see today’s video. Doesn’t matter if you produce raw milk or not, nor what kind of Ag related biz you own, you’ll be inspired. Mark McAfee has been a raw dairy farmer for 20 years and is first and foremost a humanitarian. That clearly shines through in this conversation we had a few weeks ago. After building the world’s
Last post I gave you an extremely powerful tool to Reach out to your customers by email It was a template for an email you could copy to help build trust with your customers. This goes far in developing a loyal fan base who will pay your prices you need to sustain your business. I got lots of thank you emails from those of
I hear from farmers regularly that you are struggling with sales, wondering what you could be doing to sell more of your products. What you’re doing isn’t working, you’re scrambling around doing all sorts of things people tell you about. Farmer’s markets, deliveries, craigslist, posting at the local feed store. You are exhausted and still don’t have enough customers or a reliable way to get more
Over the last year and a half we’ve graduated dozens of farmers from our marketing courses. It’s so fulfilling to see them finally move toward sustainability and making money so they can continue getting their products to the people who need them so desperately! If you are ready to take your farm to the next level it’s time to
I hear from so many of you that you can’t figure out where to “find the right customers,” or “how do I convince people our products are worth the price,” and “how do I know where to go and what to say to find customers.” I want to throw a completely different perspective in the ring here. You will
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