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N.C. MarketReady Newsletter

Ag-Entrepreneurship

• Opportunities and Challenges for Direct Marketed Grass-fed Beef (printable pdf/html)
• Tips for Marketing Beef Directly to the Consumer (printable pdf/html)
• Frozen Crops, Dry Weather, Reduced Revenues: Helping Farmers Evaluate Alternatives (printable pdf/html)
• Irrigation Water Management During Drought (printable pdf/html)
• Coping with the Drought (printable pdf/html)
• N.C. Good Agricultural Practices Certification Assistance Program (printable pdf/html)
• Prevent Contamination at Pick-Your-Own Operations (printable pdf/html)
• Essential Ingredients of a Specialty Food Business (printable pdf/html)
• Sustainable vs. Organic (printable pdf/html)
• What Is Your Client’s EQ (Entrepreneurial Quotient)? (printable pdf/html)
• Residential/Lifestyle and Retirement Farms: Part-time Farmers Make a Difference in N.C. (printable pdf/html)
• New Resource for N.C. Farmers: $1.2 Million Value-Added Cost Share Program(printable pdf/html)
• $1.2 Million Value-Added Cost Share Program Helps Farmers (printable pdf/html)

Business Management

• New Tool Kit Helps Agents Offer Business Know-How (printable pdf/html)
• How the Internet Can Help (or Hurt) Your Direct Market Business (printable pdf/html)
• 5 A’s of a Successful Start-up (printable pdf/html)
• Reduce Your On-Farm Liability (printable pdf/html)
• Understanding Insurance (printable pdf/html)
• 9 Questions Producers Should Ask Their Insurance Agents (printable pdf/html)
• Tax Tips for Your 2007 Returns (printable pdf/html)
• North Carolina Tax Credit Pointers (printable pdf/html)
• Is This Insurance Company Licensed to Do Business in NC (printable pdf/html)
• New Web Resources Available (printable pdf/html)
• New Resources @ www.ncmarketready.org (printable pdf/html)

Fresh Produce Safety

• September Is Food Safety Month: Update on N.C. Fresh Produce Safety Initiative (printable pdf/html)
• Research Focus: Fresh Produce Traceability(printable pdf/html)
• Hand-Washing Facility Prototype (printable pdf/html)
• Food Safety Legislation (printable pdf/html)

N.C. MarketReady News

• New Name, New Look(printable pdf/html)
• N.C. MarketReady Announces New Leader (printable pdf/html)
• Partnership with Plants for Human Health Institute at N.C. Research Campus (printable pdf/html)

Trends in Agriculture

• The Changing Face of Agriculture (printable pdf/html)
• National Demand Up for Fresh Produce, but N.C. Consumption Falls Short (printable pdf/html)

Other N.C. Businesses

• Textile Connect Weaves Together Textile Industry Threats (printable pdf/html)
• New Resource: Strawberry Growers Information Portal(printable pdf/html)