"What kind of marketing should I use in my business?" is kind of like asking, "What kind of fertilizer should I use in my garden?" I get asked these kinds of questions a lot. And I'm usually happy to oblige.  You can't escape a degree in agriculture education. Folks...

On the small scale the farm produces fall sweet corn, we just use a push planter. The wheels turn a plate that picks up a seed and drops it into the hole. But if you get the wrong plate, you won't drop enough seeds, or you'll drop too many at once. That's what...

On the farm you can get in a bind - you haven't moved the produce you have on hand, and so you put off harvesting for a day.    With things like okra and zucchini, you can do that for a day at most.  Any longer and those #1's (top quality, highest price) have become...