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Seven Questions You Always Wanted to Ask About the USDA National Farmers Market Directory
Posted on April 14th, 2010 by admin. Filed under News, Newsletter.
Since 1994, The USDA has been counting farmers markets via the USDA National Farmers Market Directory. The Directory is an annual count of operational farmers markets across the country. Here are some answers to some basic questions about the Directory.
Good News in President’s Proposed 2011 USDA Budget
Posted on February 13th, 2010 by admin. Filed under News.
On February 1st, President Obama issued a $3.8 trillion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2011 on Monday, in which the White House allocates $149 billion for USDA.
years. While his proposed FY 2011 budget actually decreases the overall amount of discretionary spending available to USDA, it also prioritizes a number of new initiatives in line with the goals of the Know your Farmer, Know your Food initiative.
Direct-to-Consumer Marketing Growing Faster Than Total Agricultural Sales
Posted on June 8th, 2009 by admin. Filed under News.
A new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) shows direct-to-consumer farm marketing in the United States is growing faster than total agricultural sales—the two categories increased 104.7 percent and 47.6 percent, respectively, from 1997 to 2007.