1. Knowledge. Managing farm risk is a time-consuming job, but it needs to be done. Purdue researchers say the best way to stay up to date in managing risk is through courses, reading and discussion.

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Seleski is one of four apprentices working at the 430-acre Gwenyn Hill Farm near Waukesha, 15 of which are used to grow vegetables. While she's happy to be building a longer career in farming, she ...

I’m a farm manager looking after 1,050ha of cropping on an arable farm near Selby in West Yorkshire for Velcourt. I manage two full-time members of staff and there are five at harvest time.

There is a lot more to running a farm than harvesting crops. KERRY ANN EUSTICE finds out what is involved from a herb farm manager in Orpington.