The number of farmers markets today is about twice what it was just ten years ago. Daniel Lee looks into how farmers markets have doubled in numbers across the U.S….
Certified Farmers’ Markets in California
…it possible for them to stay in business. There are approximately 700 certified farmers markets and approximately 2,200 certified producers. Of these markets, 51% are year-round markets and the balance…
Toolkits for Starting Farmer’s Markets
…of how investing in strong local and regional food systems – including farmers markets, food hubs, and other local food outlets – can revitalize rural and urban economies across the…
Agri View: Weather Losses
…world seeks to feed nine billion people by 2050. U.S. agriculture exists as part of the global economy and agricultural exports have outpaced imports as part of the overall balance…
White House Asked to Challenge WHO Proposal Discouraging Dairy for Children up to Age 3
…decades of sound nutrition and medical advice, charged the National Milk Producers Federation, the International Dairy Foods Association and the U.S. Dairy Export Council in a letter to the Obama…
People’s Gardens Across Government
People’s Gardens, Farmers Markets & CSAs at USDA and Across Government by Arthur Neal, Deputy Administrator, AMS Transportation and Marketing Program USDA photo by Ken Melton. We celebrated a few…
NPPC Capital Update
…opportunities to expand exports in Latin America, and, among the non-FTA partner nations there, Argentina presents the best opportunity for expanding U.S. pork exports. NPPC already has been working with…
Two Sides of TPP
…TPP: From the American Farm Bureau: WASHINGTON, D.C., February 23, 2016 – The Trans-Pacific Partnership will tear down trade barriers and help level the playing field for U.S. agricultural exports…
Public Service Recognition Week
…labeling. We go to farmers’ markets to make sure vendors are growing what they sell, and we have economic experts who regulate milk pricing at the farm level. Did you…
Strengthen Rural Communities
…Champaign, Ill., $499,534 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., $499,995 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb., $498,641 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., $49,000 Agricultural Economics and Rural Communities – Economics, Markets…
PlacerGROWN Farmers’ Markets Opening for Summer
…PlacerGROWN Farmers’ Market offers top-tier quality, in a homegrown environment.” For more information about the six markets, visit placergrown.org/farmers-markets. For an interview with PlacerGROWN Executive Director Carol Arnold, please contact…
Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund
…new investment opportunities and access new markets abroad. This announcement today comes in conjunction with the third White House Rural Opportunity Investment Conference in Washington, DC, focused on investing for…
Agri View: Foreigner’s Farmland
…purchased another 10,000 acres of farmland about 50 miles away in Vicksburg, Arizona, for around $48 million. But not everyone likes the trend. The alfalfa exports are tantamount to “exporting…
USDA Unveils New ‘Urban Agriculture Toolkit’
…innovative mobile markets and intensive hydroponic and aquaculture operations, urban food production is rapidly growing into a mature business sector in cities across the country. “Urban agriculture helps strengthen the…