How to Keep Your Farmstand Customers Coming Back for More


  The dilemma for farmstands is no different from any other business: How do you get repeat customers?
  After all, it's easier, and more cost-effective, to keep customers coming back than it is to lure new customers in. Of course, you always want to keep new customers streaming into your farmstand, but once you get them there, how do you keep them coming back for more?
  According to agriculture marketing experts, it all comes down to customer service. The better you cater to your customers and make them feel like they are special, the more likely they are ... (Read More...)

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5/23/2013 - Lely to Host Free Robotic Milking 101 Webinar


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5/21/2013 - Youth Farm Safety Camps to be Held in Burlington


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