Arizona Specialty Crops

Resources

• http://www.localfresh.info
  A collaborative effort connection farmers and ranchers to local consumers
• http://www.valueaddedag.org
  Helping producers that are looking for ways to differentiate their product so they can receive higher prices, obtain better market access and experience less volatility swing
• http://www.agplan.umn.edu
  Helping rural business owners with the development of a sound business plan
• https://www.agtransitions.umn.edu
  Helping farms and ranches with the development of plan to transition their business to the next generation
• http://www.ruraltax.org
  This website provides agricultural producers and small rural businesses a source for agriculturally related income and self-employment tax information that is both current and easy to understand
• https://attra.ncat.org/
  ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture
• http://sfp.ucdavis.edu/
  UC Small Farm Center

Small Farms Cost Estimator

• Cost Estimator Overview
• Cost Estimator Poster
• Cost Estimator Tool

Tools

• Direct Farm Marketing Course

Publications

• Ten steps to successful vegetable garden
• Pocket Gophers
• Labs for Soil and Water Testing
• How to start a wholesale nursery

Business and Marketing

• Certification and Labeling Considerations for Ag Producers
• Niche Markets: Assessment and Strategy Development for Agriculture
• Western Profiles of Innovative Agricultural Marketing