Reference Library: M

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Manure

• Anaerobic Digestion of Animal Wastes: Factors to Consider (ATTRA)
• Manures for Organic Crop Production (ATTRA)
• Manures & Municipal Biosolids (K-State)
• Manure Management: Soil Management Series (USDA, University of Minnesota)
• Estimating Manure Nutrients from Livestock and Poultry (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

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Marketing

• A Guide to Marketing Organic Produce (Texas A & M University)
• Alternative Markets for the Individual Producer (North Dakota University System)
• Alternative Beef Marketing (ATTRA)
• Alternative Marketing of Pork (ATTRA)
• Alternative Meat Marketing (ATTRA)
• Collaborative Marketing: A Road Map and Resource Guide for Farmers (University of Minnesota)
• Consumer Concerns About Pesticide Residues (State University of New Jersey  - pdf)
• Consumer Perceptions of Organic Produce (State University of New Jersey - pdf)
• Consumer Response to Low-Input Agriculture (State University of New Jersey - pdf)
• Developing Your Marketing Plan and Sales Goals (University of Nebraska)
• Direct Marketing (ATTRA)
• Direct Sales of Beef (University of Nebraska)
• Green Markets for Farm Products (ATTRA)
• Horticultural Business Management and Marketing Program – Smart Marketing Newsletters (Cornell University) html
• Market Gardening: A Start-Up Guide (ATTRA)
• Marketing Organic Grains  (ATTRA)
• Marketing Organic Grain (KS Rural Center - pdf)
• Marketing Research for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Managers (Montana State University)
• Marketing Vegetables in Missouri (Missouri Alternatives Center)
• Marketing Your Farm or Ranch ( Colorado State University - pdf)
• Marketing: What Needs to be Done (K-State)
• Micro and Home Based Businesses: The Basics of Marketing (Oklahoma State University - pdf)
• Organic Marketing Resources (ATTRA)
• Smart Marketing Includes Services and Relationships--Not Just Products (University of Minnesota)
• Steps to Marketing Your Product (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign - pdf)

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Marketing Direct to Consumers

Books and Magazines

• Growing for Market

Publications

• Alternative Beef Marketing (ATTRA)
• Business Management Series (ATTRA)
• Direct Marketing (ATTRA)
• Face to Face Farming and Eating: Personal Relationships in Alternative Food Systems (University of Missouri - pdf)
• Group Marketing of Hogs: Organization, Successes and Guidelines (K-State - pdf)
• Local Food Connections: From Farms to Schools (Iowa State University - pdf)
• Market Gardening: A Start-up Guide (ATTRA)
• New Markets for Producers -- Selling to Colleges (CIAS - University of Wisconsin)
• New Markets for Producers -- Selling to Retail Stores (CIAS - University of Wisconsin)
• Season Extension Techniques for Market Gardeners (ATTRA)
• Selling Strategies for Local Food Producers (University of Missouri)
• Smart Marketing Includes Services and Relationships -- Not Just Products (Cornell University)

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Marketing Research

• Kaw Valley Focus Groups on Local and Organic Produce (University of Kansas - pdf)
• Demand for Local and Organic Produce: A Brief Review of the Literature (University of Kansas - pdf)

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Millet 

• Pearl Millet Budget (Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute, MO)
• Pearl Millet Diseases (USDA)
• Plastic Mulches for Vegetable Production (K-State)
• Producing and Marketing Proso Millet in the High Plains (University of Nebraska - pdf)
• Proso Millet as a Crop Alternative (K-State)
• Proso Millet Budget (Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute, MO)
• Fertilizing Proso and Pearl Millet (University of Nebraska)
• Wild Proso Millet (University of Nebraska)

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Mulches

• Commercial Vegetable Production: Plastic Mulches for Vegetables (K-State - pdf)
• Organic Mulches (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign - pdf)
• Plastic Mulches for Vegetable Production (K-State)
• Using Wood Chips for Mulch: Yard Care and the Environment (K-State)

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Mules 

• Miniature and Hunting Mules of Missouri (University of Missouri)

Mushrooms 

• Farming Exotic Mushrooms in the Forest (University of Nebraska)
• Mushroom Cultivation and Marketing (ATTRA)
• Shiitake Mushroom Production: Economic Considerations (Ohio State University)
• Wild Mushrooms (Ohio State University)