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Farm News: State Web Site Connects Buyers And SellerscommentsPosted: 08.02.2011
Buying local can mean more then just purchasing sweet corn and veggies from the farmer down the road. There's even more commerce possible through the state's "Farmer to Farmer Corn and Forage Website".
Because the site is probably best thought of as an electronic neighborhood bulletin board, it can sometimes be overlooked as a source for all kinds of commodity goods. That's according to Mike Ballweg, UW-Extension Crops & Soils Agent in Sheboygan County. The website facilitates the local marketing of feed commodities where livestock producers in need of high moisture corn, corn silage, hay, or straw can easily make contact with sellers that have feed commodities for sale. . The site developed and supported by UW-Extension can be found at. http://farmertofarmer.uwex.edu.
The Farmer to Farmer Corn and Forage List is free of charge for both buyers and sellers. Users can search for, or list for sale, high moisture corn, corn grain, haylage, hay or straw. Buyers can search for farmers in just one Wisconsin county or in any number of counties at once.
“This site has been an excellent way for buyers and sellers to get in-touch locally”, Ballweg says. Neighbors often within short distances have been able to buy and sell as a result of the website. Buyers can locate feed for their animals easily. Sellers can find buyers and save money in grain drying and marketing costs if they choose to sell their corn crop as high moisture corn or silage. Buyers and sellers can access the website by going to: http://farmertofarmer.uwex.edu. |