Darby answers a question about which chicken tractor design is the best? Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

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Which Chicken Tractor Should I Use? (Ask Darby)

Darby discusses pink eye and fly control for cows.   Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses  

Dealing with Pink Eye and Controlling Flies around Cows (Ask Darby)

Farmer Charles Mayfield talks about how he is turning some "waste" product on his farm into a shelf-stable, value-added product.  Charles will talk about why he decided to pursue this product line and how he is building the brand.  You can support Charles' Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/farrow/the-farrow-project   Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses or  https://www.grassfedlife.co

Building and Branding a Value-Added Farm Product from Farm "Waste" (GFL148)

Darby shares his thoughts on keeping a ram on the farm.   Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses or  https://www.grassfedlife.co

Ask Darby: Keeping a Ram on the Farm

Darby gives advice on farrowing pigs. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses or  https://www.grassfedlife.co

Ask Darby: Practical Thoughts on Farrowing Pigs

Darby gives advice on selling from your farmstead (not homestead). Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses or  https://www.grassfedlife.co

Ask Darby: How to Begin Selling from a Farmstead

Regardless of what products you are farming, you must have a diversified marketing and business plan for your farm to be successful. Darby Simpson has developed from scratch a “real world”, successful direct marketing approach for his farm thru nearly 10 years of trial and error. In his three hour workshop, he’ll cover all of the basics you will need to successfully sell your products for a profit. The marketing portion will focus on how to build a marketing list, marketing displays, free marketing tools, how to select a farmers market, customer interaction and education, income diversification, working with restaurants or health food stores and more. During the business planning session, he will deal with various business strategies, cash flow management, production cost analysis, economies of scale, setting retail and bulk program prices, tracking expenses, liability insurance, legal protection and more. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses or  https://www.grassfedlife.co

Farm Marketing: Real World Proven Strategies with Darby Simpson

Darby discusses some of the different sales models that he has used on his farm throughout the years.  He talks about how to market meat and communicate its value.  We also discuss the nuances of customer communication. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses or  https://www.grassfedlife.co

How to Sell More Meat for More Money - Simple Easy to Use Ideas (GFL147)

Darby gives some suggestions on farming with 40 to 100 acres. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses or  https://www.grassfedlife.co

Farming with 40 to 100 Acres (Ask Darby)

Darby discusses his thoughts on farrowing pigs on farm. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses or  https://www.grassfedlife.co

Thoughts on Farrowing Pigs on Farm (Ask Darby)

Darby answers about the viability of raising Kune Kune pigs. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses or  https://www.grassfedlife.co

Should I Raise Kune Kune Pigs? (Ask Darby)

Chris Kiesz of Yellow Hutch Farm in Minnesota joins us to talk about picking up jobs and moving 2000 miles across the country to start his farm.  How he picked a new market, cash flowing beef, and creative ways to bundle beef. Follow Chris at https://yellowhutchfarm.com/   Not sure where to start? Want to take your farm to the next level? Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses or visit https://www.grassfedlife.co

How to Produce More Product Faster for a Rapidly Growing Customer Base (GFL146)

"How does a REKO-ring work?The ring is based on a closed Facebook group. The producer and consumer who want to take part apply for membership in the group he or she likes. Administrators, often a small group of consumers, approve the application from serious people and thereafter trade can begin. Normally delivery occurs every or every other week, depending on the size of the group. Delivery times are more often shorter than an hour, or producers congregate and the consumers can collect their orders from a number of producers at the same time. A producer writes a post about their product and availability on Facebook and the consumers make orders by comments directly under the post. The producers also write how they require payment." Source You can connect or follow along with Buddha and Sofia of Los Perros Farm on Instagram @LosPerrosUrbanFarming and on the web at LosPerrosUrbanFarming.com.  Check out their recently opened cafe @FlaxMalmo. Not sure where to start? Want to take your farm to the next level? Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses or visit https://www.grassfedlife.co  

Selling Online: Using REKO Rings - Connecting Producers with Consumers on Facebook (GFL145)

Farmer Luke Groce discusses some of the different breeds he has tried on his farm in his open cell pastured poultry system. Listen to more episodes with Luke Groce at https://grocefamilyfarm.com/pages/the-pasture-raised-podcast   Not sure where to start? Want to take your farm to the next level? Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses or visit https://www.grassfedlife.co

Pastured Poultry Alternatives to the Cornish Cross Chicken with Luke Groce (GFL144)

Today's episode is a replay of Luke Groce's new podcast The Pasture-Raised Podcast.  Listen to more episodes at https://grocefamilyfarm.com/pages/the-pasture-raised-podcast   Not sure where to start? Want to take your farm to the next level? Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses or visit https://www.grassfedlife.co

Pastured Raised Podcast - Luke Groce and Dave Shield of Pastured Life Farms (GFL143)

Weekly insights for small farmers and aspiring farm based entrepreneurs who want to earn a living on the land doing something that they care about. A weekly show that tracks the farm season featuring two hosts: Darby Simpson and Diego Footer of Permaculture Voices. We focus on small family farming, grass based livestock, pastured poultry, grassfed beef, pastured pigs, farmsteading, farm sales and marketing, and work-life balance.

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