This teaching case enables students to examine basic forces transforming the structure of the dairy industry. A New Mexico family farm faces challenges associated with its large milk production volume. In an environment of rapid but uncertain change, questions regarding future management...

Food-away-from-home (FAFH) accounts for an increasingly large component of consumers' food expenditures. The concept of examining both food and non-food suppliers to the FAFH market is introduced as a vehicle to expand student awareness and career choice. Pizza is examined as an industry case...

An analysis is provided of the general value added challenge faced by farmers, cooperatives, economic development boards, and others. The VEST model is developed by which publicly traded equities (stocks) can be used directly by farmers as an alternative to traditional value added investment...