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Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 1:55 PM
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Subject: [SAFSF] FCFN Virtual Coffee Talk June 9th 1-2PM: USDA Census of Ag & Local Food Marketing Practices Survey

Colleagues,

Steve Vogel and I will be presenting information on the NASS Local Food Marketing Practices Survey via webinar next Thursday at 1 pm. This is the first time EVER that NASS is collecting comprehensive data directly from producers about all the local food market channels they sell through, which will give us a very good picture at both the state and national level of the food systems economic sector.

Join us if interested and please circulate through your networks. Registration details below.

Thanks!

Jim

James Barham, PhD | Agricultural Economist

USDA Rural Development | Rural Business-Cooperative Service

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www.rd.usda.gov | “Committed to the future of rural communities”

Chesapeake Foodshed Network

Virtual Coffee Talks

Learning & Connecting for Action

Unlocking the Black Box of the U.S. Local Food Sector: A Discussion of USDA’s Census of Agriculture and the New Local Food Marketing Practices Survey

Thursday June 9th 1-2PM

Co-hosted by USDA and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments



Register Today   https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8324198399077053956

Presenters: Jim Barham & Steve Vogel,

USDA Economists

Overview

The Census of Agriculture, conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is the leading source of data on U.S. agriculture. It provides a detailed picture of America’s farms and ranches and the people who operate them every five years. It is the only source of uniform, comprehensive agricultural data for every state and county in the country.

In early April, the USDA sent out the 2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey to over 44,000 farm households. This first-time survey will produce official benchmark data on the local food sector in the United States; expanding greatly upon the type of information collected through the Ag Census on this growing sector.

USDA economists Steve Vogel and Jim Barham will provide an overview of the survey, including when the results will be available. They will provide some observations on how the survey results may help producers, organizations supporting producers, decision-makers, and others, understand trends, challenges, and opportunities in marketing local food in their states or regions. For this interactive webinar, participants are urged to read the 2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey in advance of Jim’s and Steve’s brief presentation.

Additional Reading

·      Associated FAQs of the Local Food Marketing Practices Survey

·   The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) & Regional Agricultural Workgroup (RAW) report, What Our Region Grows: A look at Agricultural Production and Demand in the Washington Area Foodshed

·   The USDA Report to Congress on Trends in U.S. Local and Regional Food Systems

Register Here

Chesapeake Foodshed Network Coffee Talk Webinars: Learning and Connecting for Action

CFN Coffee Talks provide a virtual platform to help catalyze connections around specific food system topics. Each Coffee Talk features resource experts who highlight innovative approaches and explore strategies to connect, engage, and dig in deeper after the webinar.

For more information please visit: chesapeakefoodshed.net

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