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A Directory of Local Grass-Fed Beef Farms

I’m getting my farm off the ground, but am no marketing pro. How can I find the people who will want to purchase my products?

Starting out in farming is daunting, as is figuring out what the farm will produce. Meat? Eggs? Vegetables? Fiber? I chose livestock, and in the early days of my farm, I remember the challenges and endless experimentation it took to figure out how best to manage my cows and pigs. But over the years, I came to recognize a priority I hadn’t considered

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