“Selling enough to cover the profit you need ... popular and profitable ... we raised the price, bought feed in bulk, still losing money”

Growing For Market Podcast · How to make a plan to be profitable with Julia Shanks and Dan Brisebois authors of The Profitable Farmer

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Adopt ‘strategic sales’ - sell crops that are both popular and profitable, avoiding low-margin high-volume sales

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