Colorado Homestead Ranches is one of a number of emerging value-added agricultural enterprises exploring the use of direct marketing to improve profitability and manage the risk inherent in commodity markets. This case study presents the market analysis and marketing channel information they...

Colorado Homestead Ranches is one of a number of emerging value-added agricultural enterprises exploring the use of direct marketing to improve profitability and manage the risk inherent in commodity markets. This case study presents the market analysis and marketing channel information they...

In response to (a) growing demand for high safety and quality fresh food products; (b) increasingly stringent standards on chemical residues, and (c) concern regarding the sustainability of chemical input intensive agriculture, the adoption of sustainable production systems (IPM, Pesticide-Free,...

Portions of the U. S. have recently or are currently experiencing extended periods of drought. Producers considering the purchase of breeding stock to rebuild herds while forage supplies recover could be doing so at or near the top of the current cattle price cycle. This research investigates...