Operating A Profitable Small Farm

The following list is a set of Fact Sheets written by Terry E. Poole, Extension Agent, Agricultural Science, Frederick County, MD on operating a profitable small farm.

Fact Sheet 1 -- Ag 101: Introduction to Small Scale Farming

Fact Sheet 2 -- Sources of Technical Assistance, Education, and Support for Farmers in Frederick Count Maryland

Fact Sheet 6 -- Selecting an Enterprise

Fact Sheet 8 -- Pest Management

Fact Sheet 11 -- Season Extension

Fact Sheet 19 -- Specialty Crops: Oriental Vegetables

Fact Sheet 20 -- High-Value Enterprises

Fact Sheet 21 -- Basic Agricultural Glossary - Livestock and Pasture

Fact Sheet -- 781 Guidelines for Selecting Farmland

Fact Sheet -- 782 Basics of Soil and Plant Fertility

Fact Sheet -- 783 Soil Organic Matter

Fact Sheet -- 784 Crop Rotation

Fact Sheet -- 785 Cover Crops

Fact Sheet --786 Grazing Management

Fact Sheet -- 803 Root Cellars - Post-Harvest Treatment and Low Cost Storage of Produce

Fact Sheet -- 804 Selling Your Farm Products

For more information, contact Terry Poole

Last updated: 04/16/2009