You don’t have to borrow money to start your business, but borrowing money can get you to your dream of a farm much faster than waiting to save up the necessary cash. That means you need to develop a good relationship with an agricultural lender. A relationship with your lender can be an important asset to your farm business regardless of its size.
When you apply for a loan the lender can become an advocate for you to the loan committee. After the loan is approved, the lender has a vested inte
Small scale farmers can diversify their crop production by adding in a variety of specialty mushroom species to their current vegetable or woodland production systems. The following website links provide basic resource information to help select appropriate species and cultivation processes.
USDA fact sheets and websites for growing specialty mushroom crops: http://www.reportlinker.com/report/best/keywords/Mushroom?utm_source=adwords1&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Food&utm_adgroup=