Painful Pivot: how we sold a 5% direct market crop; farmer series 6
July 29, 2021
This was the start of the most miserable harvest season I’ve experienced in 22 years. Each day, I had a few employees start in rows
Brouwer Berries Updates:
Sustainable Agriculture Research Grant Report; farmer series 5
July 21, 2021
When we decided to grow our farm, we looked for ways to reduce our weather related risk by improving plant and soil health. I applied
Diversification; farmer series 4
July 19, 2021
Risk Management: Diversification The old saying “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” is so true for farmers! As our strawberry crop grew larger
Insurance for Risk Management; farmer series 3
July 16, 2021
We’ve come to the conclusion that we couldn’t have changed our harvest this year. Each of those weather events, by themselves, wouldn’t have taken out
Why We Lost Our Crop; farmer series 2
July 14, 2021
“The plants broke dormancy in the heat in early March, forcing us to remove their straw blanket early. The extended cold in April froze our
Coping with Crop Loss; farmer series 1
July 12, 2021
Facebook post June 11, 2021: Dear strawberry friends, I’ve been trying to gather my courage to post to you… We have been experiencing catastrophic crop
