This report examines the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of eight food value chains to glean practical lessons … about how they operate, the challenges they face, and how they take advantage of emerging opportunities for marketing … chains include: (1) Recruiting producers and developing producer networks; (2) Identifying, branding, and marketing …

Organic food products are excellent candidates for contract production and marketing because they are produced using a …

farmers. The panels and discussions provide information about USDA programs and marketing issues and serve as forums for … attendees to share experiences and learn from food and agriculture experts. This session, organized by the AMS Marketing …

and marketing practices. Beginning with the 1997 Census, NASS has collected specific information from farm operators … regarding their use of direct-to-consumer marketing outlets to sell food for human consumption, recognizing that many farmers … direct marketing developments and trends is designed to provide an overview of the growing importance of direct marketing to …

Marketing Service (AMS) in partnership with Michigan State University. Market managers were asked to estimate the percentages of …

. The marketing boom has pushed retail sales of organic foods up to $21.1 billion in 2008 from $3.6 billion in 1997. U …

marketing an ever-widening array of organic agricultural and food products. This report summarizes growth patterns in the U …

Production and marketing contracts govern 36 percent of the value of U.S. agricultural production, up from 12 percent …