Purdue Extension FoodLink IS Produce Knowledge! June 20, 2019 - From Issue: 660 By: Roy W Ballard Read More 3Looking for a way to increase sales of fresh fruits and vegetables? Knowledge is power! Purdue Extension FoodLink IS Produce Knowledge! My thought has always been that a knowledgeable consumer[Read More…]
Welcome to Spring and FoodLink April 18, 2019 - From Issue: 656 By: Roy W Ballard Read More I know as producers of some of the finest fruits, veggies, herbs and flowers in Indiana no one is more excited to welcome Spring and a new market year than[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General
Use FoodLink to Increase Awareness and Sales of Fresh Produce May 10, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Roy W Ballard Read More Would you buy something if you didn’t understand how it worked or what to do with it? Likely not… Imagine a customer of yours who doesn’t know how to select, prepare or store the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Marketing
2017 North Central SARE Grant Awardees Announced April 26, 2017 - From Issue: 626 By: Wenjing Guan and Roy W Ballard Farmer Rancher Grant Program of NCR-SARE is for farmers and ranchers who want to explore sustainable solutions to problems through on-farm research, demonstration, and education projects. The Farmer Rancher Grant[Read More…]
NCR-SARE 2017 Professional Development Program Call for Proposals February 14, 2017 - From Issue: 623 By: Wenjing Guan and Roy W Ballard NCR-SARE’s Professional Development Program (PDP) provides funds for professional development projects that provide sustainable agriculture training to agricultural professionals and educators. Projects can be up to three years in duration,[Read More…] Article Tags: Grant Opportunity
The 2017 North Central Region – Sustainable Agriculture Research Calls for Proposals are Now Open August 18, 2016 - From Issue: 619 By: Roy W Ballard Farmers and ranchers in the North Central region are invited to submit grant proposals to explore sustainable agriculture solutions to problems on the farm or ranch. Proposals should show how[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Grant Opportunity
FoodLink is NOW READY for Your Use February 16, 2016 - From Issue: 608 By: Roy W Ballard Read More How many times have you had to explain to a customer how to select, prepare or store a product that you have grown and are offering for sale? Did you[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Ag Economics – General
Foodlink – A New Tool to Increase Farm Sales and Improve Shopper Knowledge about Specialty Crops October 29, 2015 - From Issue: 607 By: Roy W Ballard Read More Consumers have many choices in today’s marketplace. Whether they are shopping in the your farm market, roadside stand, community farmers’ market or the local grocery store it makes no difference…busy[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Marketing
