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Direct Farm Marketing Checklist | Direct Farm Marketer's Forum
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Direct Farm Marketing Checklist. This is an extensive checklist, comprising 20 pages, addressing legal issues that routinely arise in direct farm marketing businesses. It is designed to be completed over a long period of time, allowing the producer to enter information, save it, and then return to it as a reference at a later point. How to Use the Checklist. 2 Save it as file. 3 Open it in Adobe Reader. 4 Use the links to find more information. 5 Enter information and check off items.
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State Direct Farm Marketing Resources | Direct Farm Marketer's Forum
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State Direct Farm Marketing Resources. How to Use this Page. Use the map to find helpful contacts in your state. Below the map you’ll find descriptions of the roles and responsibilities for organizations typically found in each state. Note: The individual names and responsibilities of departments and organizations may vary from one state to the next. Click here for resources with a national scope. NASDA) also has a website. The Cooperative Extension System is a nationwide, non-credit educational network&...
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This website and the second edition of “The Legal Guide for Direct Farm Marketing” are supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency and Agricultural Marketing Service. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Funding has also been provided by the Farm Credit System. USDA Risk Management Agency. USDA Agricultural Marketing Service.
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Library and Links | Direct Farm Marketer's Forum
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As with the other general reference tools found in the right hand column, the resources found here are embedded throughout relevant portions of the “The Legal Guide to Direct Farm Marketing” and the “Direct Farm Marketer’s Checklists.” Use of the Guide and Checklists are recommended for a comprehensive approach. These publications and links are also provided here in order to facilitate research and quick access. Please let us know. If you have suggestions for additions to the Library. You are in the busi...
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FAQs About Direct Farm Marketing and Insurance | Direct Farm Marketer's Forum
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FAQs About Direct Farm Marketing and Insurance. Return to Frequently Asked Questions. Q I have a comprehensive farm liability policy for my farm, does it cover my direct marketing operation? The answer to this question depends on several factors including: what type of comprehensive farm liability policy you have, how it defines farming, and the nature and extent of your direct marketing operation. The starting point for answering this question is the definition of farming used in the policy. 6 Farming m...
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About | Direct Farm Marketer's Forum
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Neil Hamilton, Dwight D. Opperman Chair of Law and Professor of Law and Director, Drake Agricultural Law Center. The Author and Support. 8220;The Legal Guide for Direct Farm Marketing” was written by Professor Neil Hamilton and published in 1999. The original publication was prepared under a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education. Farmers involved in direct marketing of produce, livestock, and other food products which they raise, and. While ...
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News and Updates | Direct Farm Marketer's Forum
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Learn More in the Direct Farm Marketing News Archive. Improved Financing Options Available for Produce Farmers. Posted by Drake Ag Law. On Jul 28, 2015. The Sallee Case is Back With No Fault Found In Farm Owners. Posted by Drake Ag Law. On Jun 8, 2015. 2015 Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Conference. Posted by Drake Ag Law. On Jan 30, 2015. This presentation, Retail Agriculture: Bringing Our A Game to Local Foods, was given by Matt Russell at the Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association ...
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Policy Makers and Agency Personnel | Direct Farm Marketer's Forum
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Policy Makers and Agency Personnel. Ten Most Important Developments Shaping Direct Farm Marketing. 1 Growing Consumer Interest in Local Food. 2 Need for Local Meat Processing Facilities. Additional resources about how organizations and policy can help make local meat processing feasible and profitable can be found through the Partnership’s Expanding Market Access with Local Processing. 3 Growth in Farmer’s Markets. 4 City Chicken Movement. 5 Availability of Health Insurance for Direct Marketers. The resu...
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Reference Tools | Direct Farm Marketer's Forum
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The following resources are found embedded throughout relevant portions of “The Guide” and Checklists but are provided here for easy access. If looking at starting a direct farm marketing enterprise, we recommend working through the General Checklist. These frequently asked questions are the direct result of discussions with farmers, personal experience, and examination of questions and comments from the Ask Drake. Phone Calls to Make. The video library page contains the multimedia recources that are emb...
