1999 Agricultural Marketing Outreach Workshop Training Manual
Table of Contents
MARKETING STRATEGIES
Developing and Using a Marketing Plan - Alvin E. Wade
Market Information: How to Find It and Use It - Stephanie Summers-O'Neal
PACA - A Valuable Tool for Growers - James R. Frazier, Duane Williams
Loan Programs Offered by the Farm Service Agency - Frank M. Rodgers
ENHANCING PRODUCT MARKETABILITY
Practices to Enhance Marketing of Fruits and Vegetables - Charles A. Mullins
Enhancing Fruit and Vegetable Quality for Small Farm Systems in the South - Penelope Perkins-Veazie
Livestock Grade Standards and Their Effect on Quality - Kenneth W. McMillin, Michael E. Michel
Enhancing Goat Production - Cassandra Vaughn
Quality Assurance: Future Trends in Animal Health Certification and Auditing - Lawrence E. Miller
Evaluating Forestry Product Quality: Agroforestry Systems to Produce Alternative Complimentary Crops - David Brauer, Catalino Blanche, Charlie Feldhake, Carol Schumann
The Role of USDA's Beef Grading Program in the Marketing of Beef - Craig A. Morris
PRODUCT QUALITY
Enhancing Fruit and Vegetable Quality - Charles A. Mullins
Importance of Soil Testing - Why and How - Terrence S. Marshall
Selection and Evaluation of Live Meat Goats and Grade Standards - Sebhatu Gebrelul
Irrigation Outreach to Limited Resource Farmers - Alice Weeks, Theodis Bunch
Supplementary Irrigation for the Small Farmer - Yemane Ghebreiyessus
Chemical Selection and Application: Sprayer Systems for Vegetables and Fruit Crops - Jim Wills, Roy Bullock, Gerald Roberts
MARKETING DIVERSIFICATION
Diversifying Your Farming Operation - Owusu Bandele
Building Markets For Specialty Commodities: Techniques and Strategies to Enter Ethnic Markets - Thelma Miller
Production, Processing and Marketing of Poultry and Poultry Products - Steven Muntz
Hardwood Seedlings as an Alternative Crop for Small Farms - David M. Smith
Producing and Marketing Organic Produce - Owusu Bandele
Growing and Marketing Cut Flowers - Efuru Bandele, Owusu Bandele