NC Small Ruminant Educational Series
https://henderson.ces.ncsu.edu/2026/01/nc-small-ruminant-2026-educational-series/
New Online Hay Listing Service
Farmer Toolkit
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) – https://asapconnections.org/farmer-resources/toolkit
Veggie Compass – https://cias.wisc.edu/our-work/farming-systems/farm-viability/veggie-compass/
Veggie Compass is a decision support tool to help diversified vegetable farmers understand their costs of production and evaluate profitability by crop and by market channel. It is available as a free, downloadable Excel file. Veggie Compass enables farmers to make strategic decisions to adjust prices, reduce costs, shift market channel focus, reduce or drop unprofitable products, and expand production of their most profitable ventures based on their own farm data.
Basics of Farm Financials for Successful Pricing
https://www.foodanimalconcernstrust.org/webinar-archive/pricing-you-products-for-maximum-profit
The basis of any profitable business strategy is good record keeping and understanding your costs. Join NC Choices Technical Program Specialist Lee Menius as we explore the basics of understanding your farm’s financial goals, records, and how to use that understanding to evaluate new enterprises and pricing.
In this session we will cover the basics of
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financial goals
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understanding financial costs allocation
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evaluating & managing enterprises
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how to consider all of these in setting a pricing structure that works for your operation
Growing Small Farms
NC Cooperative Extension – https://growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu/
CEFS Multimedia Library
Center for Environmental Farming Systems –https://cefs.ncsu.edu/all-resources
Agricultural Law
NC Cooperative Extension – https://farmlaw.ces.ncsu.edu/
Visit NC Farms app https://www.visitncfarmstoday.com/
Participating Counties in WNC: Buncombe, Caldwell, Cleveland, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Watauga
Southeastern US Vegetable Crop Handbook
https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/southeastern-us-vegetable-crop-handbook
Social Media Marketing
ASAP Social Media Series:
Food Safety
NCSU GAPs Certification Information
Cornell University: National Good Agricultural Practices Program
Agritourism
NC Dept. of Ag & CS – Marketing – Agritourism
North Carolina Agritourism Networking Association
Value-Added
EMFS Value Added Series once you get to the page, keep scrolling down to get to the Value Added section.
Business Development
North Carolina SBTDC provides business and management advice, marketing assistance, financial analysis, and strategy development.
Other Topics
ASAP Webinars and Recorded Workshops on Photography for Farmers Markets, Accepting SNAP/EBT, and more