The Chile Man grows hot peppers in Loudoun County
Robert Farr, aka The Chile Man, farms 2 acres in Loudoun County Virginia and produced about 800000 peppers last year turning them into 17 hot sauces and salsas. He plans to double peppers and bottles to 40000 at 5.50 each, proving value added farming can boost profits and attract conventional growers.
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Matthew Barakat Wewamed
Purcellville
Virginia
Robert Farr
Farr
mid-Atlantic
Beverly Morton
Lovettsville
Oracle
Fee Small Organic Farm
Chile Man
Tech
Farmer taps online auctions for farm marketing
Sam James of Missouri explains how online auctions can market specialized farm products to millions of online buyers. He notes his deer and elk hunts raised 9700 dollars with a 265 dollar eBay bill and two hours of effort, while stressing direct site linking over search engines for better response.
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Macon
James
Iowa awards grants for specialty crops statewide
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Patty Judge announced Specialty Crop Grant Program awards funded by the USDA. Forty-one grant proposals were reviewed by a committee and recipients include groups such as the Mississippi Valley Growers Association, Iowa Fruit & Vegetable Growers, Iowa Nursery & Landscape Association, Iowa Grape Growers Association, and the Apple Industry of Iowa, among others across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi Valley Growers Association
Davenport Metro Area
Black Walnut Cultivar Performance Project
Iowa Nut Growers Association
Iowa Fruit & Vegetable Growers
Iowa Nursery & Landscape Association
The
Apple Industry of Iowa
Drake University Law Center
Iowa Food Policy Council
Iowa Grape Growers Association
Iowa Honey Producers Association
Iowa
Sunflower Fields
Maquoketa Valley Producers
Iowa Christmas Tree Growers Association
Southwest Iowa
Latino Resource Center
Mount Pleasant Area
Des Moines
Wright County Project
Belmond
Iowa Beef Expo marks 26th anniversary in Des Moines
The Iowa Beef Expo runs Feb 10 17 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Des Moines for 943 entries with 12 breed sales two sale rings and a 1200 entry junior steer and heifer show. The kickoff Feb 11 honors Jacque Hodson Friend of the Expo and Feb 13 honors Noller and Frank Charolais as Iowa Seedstock Producer of the Year.
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Iowa Beef Expo
Iowa Beef Breeds Council
Jacque Hodson
Noller
Frank Charolais
Iowa
Iowa Farm Forum Notes Biodiesel and Honey Referendum
Learn about biodiesel market potential at an Iowa Soybean Promotion Board talk with free registration. Eastern Iowa sessions set 8:30 10 am Waterloo Hawkeye Community College 2:30 4 pm Cedar Rapids Kirkwood Community College 1:30 3 pm Feb 27 Burlington Southeastern Community College. Honey producers vote Mar 1 on continuing their national research program under the 1 cent per pound checkoff. AMS will mail ballots. contact Kathie Birdsell for requests. Professional Education for Farmers via Iowa Farm Bureau offers two free classes at NICC Calmar on risk management and crop insurance linkage, with Mary Steen handling registrations. Marion Lucas retires as Iowa State Fair CEO. Gary Slater becomes general manager and brings prior fair leadership experience.
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Iowa Soybean Promotion Board
Iowa
Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Southeastern Community College
Burlington
Iasoybeans.com
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Chile
Potomac River
Bruce Mertz
Future Harvest
Mertz
Morton
Loudoun County
Washington, D.C
Loudoun
Gate 8
Dean Avenue
Mindy Trede
Honey Research, Promotion and Consumer Information Act
Agricultural Market Service
Kathie Birdsell
AMS
USDA
Independence Ave
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Dairy Center
Northeast Iowa Community College
Calmar
Mary Steen
NICC
Marion Lucas
Gary Slater
Lucas
Slater
National Pork Producers
Munson Electric, Inc
Becky Munson
Erik Munson
John Henecke
Munson Electric
John
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