Program Description
Small farmers can benefit from
diversification into new agricultural
enterprises and alternative production
practices so as to improve or sustain
farm profitability and environmental
stewardship. An agricultural education
program has been developed to
emphasize new or alternative
enterprises, new production and
marketing practices, diversification, farm
operations, and making use of natural
resources.
Through on-farm demonstrations, farm
visits, workshops, field days, and group
meetings, small farmers are taught to:
- Utilize new skills and processes to
evaluate the production and market
potential of alternative agricultural
products
- Improve resource utilization and
profitability while minimizing environmental
impacts through adoption of
alternative production systems utilizing
new and existing technologies and
management practices
- Increase profitability by using
currently recommended practices that
are both cost-effective and environmentally
sound.
Publications
Irish Potatoes; Peppers; Cucumbers;
Corn; Eggplants; Snap Beans; Collards;
Tomatoes; Grow A Row of Onions;
Raising A Small Flock of Goats for Meat
and Milk - Selection, Breeding Practices
and Feeding the Herd Goat; Growing
Christmas Trees; Conducting Livestock
Method and Result Demonstrations with
Limited Resource Small and Part-time
Farmers; How to Manage a Five Sow
Program; Simplified Swine Production
Practices - Baby Pig Management; Swine
Project Demonstration Manual; Goat
Project Demonstration Manual; Beef
Project Demonstration Manual; Rabbit
Project Demonstration Manual; Small
Fruit Project Demonstration Manual;
Vegetable Project Demonstration
Manual.
Contact
Cassel S. Gardner
Florida A&M University
Perry-Paige Building, Room 202J,
Tallahassee, FL 32307.
Phone: (904) 599-3546
Fax: (904) 561-2151
Email: cassel.gardner@famu.edu
