It includes chapters on goal setting, market assessment, production and financial feasibility. A handbook that shows farmers how to diversify and to keep employees busy throughout the year. Features interviews with 35 California farmers who share some of the principles that make their systems work, including crop diversification, rotations, staggered planting, work scheduling, labor sharing with other farmers, and selective mechanization. Handbook A USDA publication that briefly discusses the types of agricultural risk and risk management strategies like diversification. A monthly, trade industry publication oriented towards retailers, wholesalers, and processors.
Highlights trends affecting the industry.
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