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Food for Profit: Tips for Effectively Managing Teens at Your Business
When 05/28/2024Length .5Learn effective communication techniques for the teenage workforce, including feedback, dialogue, motivation, and engagement strategies, while addressing common challenges. - Webinars
Should My Business Be on TikTok?
Length .5Discover strategic considerations, creative opportunities, and benefits for informed decisions on integrating TikTok into your business's digital marketing. - Videos
Agriculture: Working for You
Learn more about the essential role agriculture plays in bringing food, fiber, and more to your lives! - Articles
Shipping Dairy Foods Direct to Consumers
Shipping of dairy foods direct to consumers is on the rise as online purchases are increasing. This article covers essential packaging and shipping issues that dairy processors will need to navigate for success. - Articles
Agritourism Diversification: Walking Trails and Picnicking
Well-maintained walking trails and picnicking opportunities on farmland allow for more agritourism opportunities. - Articles
Agritourism Diversification: Lavender Production
This article discusses several agritourism opportunities that lavender production offers farms and provides an overview of production and harvest. Budgets for establishment, planting, and mature production of two varieties are also provided. - Articles
E-Commerce for Ag Business: Advantages and Challenges
This article will overview the advantages and challenges that a farm, food or ag business owner may be facing when deciding whether to implement e-commerce. - Articles
E-commerce Payment Methods
Consumers have multiple payment method options when making online purchases. For businesses implementing e-commerce its important to understand the forms of payment that consumers use, and prefer, for online purchasing. - Webinars
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Incorporating Classes into Your Agritourism Business
When Watch NowLength 1 hourRecorded Mar 23, 2023During this virtual event, you will learn from the presenters how they started to offer, host, and teach different classes to grow their businesses. - Articles
Agritourism in Pennsylvania - Legal and Regulatory Issues
This article provides an overview of issues agricultural operators in Pennsylvania must consider if they would like to start or expand an agritourism operation. - Articles
High Tunnel Production
This is an ag alternatives publication on high tunnel production of vegetable crops. - Articles
Growth Strategy: Pricing Strategies for Farm and Food Business
Applying knowledge and structure to your pricing can give you the sales advantage. - Articles
Agritourism Diversification: Low-cost and Low-maintenance Overnight Farm Stays
Would you like to offer farm stays on your farm but don't have the infrastructure? This article provides an overview of what to consider when offering low-infrastructure farm stays. - Articles
Agritourism Trend Watch: Astrotourism
Farmers and agritourism operators with dark skies can diversify their offerings and increase revenue by providing astrotourism opportunities. - Articles
Introduction to the Industrial Classification System
Overview of the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) used for categorizing establishments. - Online Courses
$99.00
Ag101: Introduction to Agriculture
Sections 9Length 11 hoursLearn the basics of farms and farming, including crops, livestock, and natural resources, common to Pennsylvania and other Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states. - Articles
Agritourism Diversification: A Business Planning Questionnaire
Selecting or making changes to the products or experiences that your agritourism business offers demands that you thoughtfully plan out how the new venture fits into your current business operations. This article guides you through relevant issues. - Online Courses
$59.00
Starting a Value-Added Dairy Foods Business
Sections 8Length 5 hoursLearn the basics of processing, marketing, pricing, and regulations for dairy foods, such as yogurt and cheese. Use budget tools to make profitable decisions. - Online Courses
$59.00
Starting a Value-Added Dairy Foods Business: Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina
Sections 9Length 5 hours, 30 minutesLearn the basics of processing, marketing, pricing, and regulations for dairy foods, such as yogurt and cheese. Use budget tools to make profitable decisions. - Articles
Understanding Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance for Your Ag Business
Credit and debit cards were the top two payment instruments used by consumers in 2020 (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco). Ag and food businesses that accept these payment instruments must ensure the security of the systems and data involved. - Videos
Helping Build Farm Success with Tech
Length 5:46Augmented reality, blockchain, broadband, RFID, and connected digital devices may soon offer new opportunities to enhance efficiency and competitiveness. - Articles
Blockchain Technology, PA Produce, and the Digital Economy
An emerging tool could give PA wholesale growers a competitive advantage and reduce barriers to financial success. -
Developing Successful Farmers: A Podcast from Penn State Extension
Developing Successful Farmers focuses on starting farming, production, and topics to help make beginning farmers more successful. - Articles
8 Tips for Buying at the Produce Auction
Use these tips to start sourcing local and regional produce at an auction.