The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the 2020 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey, beginning in January 2021. First conducted in 2015, this Census of Agriculture special study will look at local and regional food systems and provide new data on how locally grown and sold foods in the United States are marketed. The results will be available in November 2021. [Read more…]
Grower Input Needed to Help Understand the Role of Anthracnose Diseases
All growers of tree fruit and small fruit, please take a few minutes to fill out this fruit rot survey!
This multi-state survey aims to help us understand the role of anthracnose (fruit rot) diseases and to prioritize grower concerns and challenges. This short survey, linked below, is a part of a multi-state research collaboration that aims to help us understand the impact and role of anthracnose (fruit rot) diseases caused by the fungal pathogens in the Colletotrichum genus and to prioritize grower concerns and challenges.
The link https://go.rutgers.edu/liiy8uep takes you to the article from Penn State that has the survey link at the end of that article. All responses are anonymous. No personal information will be collected.
Updated Link: Urban Agriculture Survey: Please Share Your Thoughts!
Update 8/26/20: Correct link to survey is: udc.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3t0bgrmjwRG0WTH.
All NJ counties (except Salem) are classified as urban, so anyone farming in NJ is an Urban agriculturalist. That said, Rutgers University is collaborating with Land Grant schools across the Northeast U.S. to gather your experiences and thoughts about urban agriculture.
I invite you to please fill out this survey to help us get a better understanding of what urban agriculture looks like and how Extension can better serve urban farmers!
The survey should take less than 30 minutes to complete. It is open to all individuals who are at least 18 years old and grow food plants or engage in other agriculture in urban areas in the Northeastern U.S. The survey is available online at udc.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3t0bgrmjwRG0WTH.
This research has been approved by the University of Maryland Institutional Review Board (project # 1013685-4). If you have any questions, please contact Neith Little at nglittle@umd.edu and Dr. Matthew Richardson at matthew.richardson@udc.edu