Title: Research marketing opportunities.
Course: Operating the Farm Business (18301-III) > Section: Diversifying Agricultural Enterprises

Research should include various production systems and

- performance-based grower contracts
- open-market sales
- private-treaty sales
- niche marketing
- direct marketing
- community-supported agriculture (CSA)
- cooperatives
- food hubs
- online sales
- product labeling and certifications (e.g., organic, non-GMO, grass-fed, natural, pasture-raised).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What regulations affect product sales both within and outside the state?
- What criteria must be met for a product to be labeled organic? Natural? Pasture-raised?
- When are USDA, VDACS, and health inspections required?