Competitors
The USDA maintains online Local Food Directories for farm markets, farm stands, Community Supported Agriculture and food hubs.

Farmers can locate markets with similar sales demographics, and go undercover to scope out competitors’ prices.

Online farmers markets and buying clubs
Online markets and clubs showcase fresh food and value-added products from farms within a region. Farmers can research and compare prices for a single product from multiple vendors.

Browse prices at Green Bean Delivery and Ohio Valley Food.

USDA Market News
The Agricultural Marketing Service publishes wholesale and retail price reports in Market News online.

Farmers can view up-to-date prices for commodities, specialty crops and organics. They can pinpoint prices in their region, and compare to the national average.

The Kentucky Center for Crop Diversification
The Center publishes price reports from produce auctions, farmers’ markets and wholesalers in Kentucky, Illinois, West Virginia, Tennessee, Indiana and Ohio.

Visit the Kentucky Center for Crop Diversification website for a current list of price reports by state.

Market Watch
Market Watch is a national hub for price information. The website hosts price reports for niche farm products such as grass-fed and pasture-raised meats and fishery products.

Next Week: 5 price strategies for farmers

(Farm and Dairy is featuring a series of “101” columns throughout the year to help young and beginning farmers master farm living. From finances to management to machinery repair and animal care, farmers do it all.)

To grow a network and gain perspective and knowledge in the industry through personal and professional development has been invaluable. Every day I learn and grow.
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Ryanna Tietje

Henry County Farm Bureau

Farm Bureau connections
The issue of property taxation remains as one of the biggest challenges our members face today. Ensuring agricultural property is valued for its agricultural potential and not development is critical to the continued success of Ohio agriculture.
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Matt Aultman

Darke County Farm Bureau

Giving farmers a voice
Farm Bureau is what really got the word out. It’s been one of their goals to get this done.
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Bill and Charlotte Wachtman

Henry County

10-year campaign for safer roads
I could not have done it without the resources I have found through Farm Bureau.
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Gretchan Francis

Trumbull County Farm Bureau

Bringing the farm back to life
Because we are younger farmers just starting out, Farm Bureau has a lot of good opportunities and resources to help us grow in the future.
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Hannah Kiser

Sandusky County Farm Bureau

Farm Bureau involvement
Through the Select Partner program, we became educated in farm insurance and weren't just selling policies. It became more and more clear why farmers need an advocate like Ohio Farm Bureau.
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Chad Ruhl

Farm manager, CSI Insurance

Select Partner Program
So many of the issues that OFBF and its members are advocating for are important to all Ohioans. I look at OFBF as an agricultural watchdog advocating for farmers and rural communities across Ohio.
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Mary Smallsreed

Trumbull County Farm Bureau

Advocacy
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