Duncan Hilchey of the Cornell Farming Alternatives Program asked me to forward
request for imput on what should be added to the 2002 U.S. Census of
Agriculture. He will greatly appreciate your comments and suggestions. Please
contact him directly at the address at the end of this posting.
Thanks, Gil Gillespie
CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE WISH LIST
At the Second National Small Farm Conference in St. Louis last week a group of
CBO, Extension and USDA personnel met briefly between workshops to discuss
changes that might be considered for the 2002 Census of Agriculture.
The current Census of Agriculture does not currently reflect emerging changes
in the agriculture industry-especially among small farms. The census' emphasis
largely remains commodity oriented, even as hundreds of thousands of small
family farms experiment with new agriculture products and markets. If the
Census was made more relevant to small farms we might see an increase in small
farm participation in the Census.
I am soliciting feedback from as many interested persons and organizations as
possible around the country. A consolidated list of possible changes and
additions will be compiled by me (Duncan Hilchey) and tendered to the USDA by
Desmond Jolly, Directory of the Small Farm Program at University of California,
Davis.
Examples of Possible Changes and Additions
Though relatively simplistic at this stage here are some examples of changes
and topical areas which might be added to the Census. Feel free to comment on
these and add as many of your own ideas.
1. "Production for Direct Human Consumption" (AKA Direct Marketing) currently
only includes (farms, total and average per farm);
Would like this broken down by "type" of direct marketing: PYO, farm-stand,
farmers' market, CSA, etc.
2. Include non-edible category under direct marketing (e.g., flowers,
decorative greens, etc.)
3. Direct wholesale (farms, $, and breakdown by type)
Restaurants
Supermarkets
Other growers
Other direct wholesale
4. Agritourism (Farms, $, and breakdown by type)
Bed & Breakfast
Farm tours
Animal petting
Hay rides
Other agritourism
5. Value-adding (Farms, $, and breakdown by type)
Processing
Packaging
Information
Other value-adding
6. Membership in Cooperatives (Farms, $, and breakdown by type)
Marketing co-op
Purchasing co-op
Combination co-op
Other cooperative
7. Organic (Farms, acreage, and breakdown by type) [I am not sure whether this
is in or not]
Certified
Non-certified
8. Quality of life measures??????
Send your ideas for how to change the Census of Agriculture to:
Duncan Hilchey
Farming Alternatives Program
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
dlh3@cornell.edu
607/255-4413
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Duncan Hilchey of the Cornell Farming Alternatives Program asked me to
forward request for imput on what should be added to the 2002 U.S. Census
of Agriculture. He will greatly appreciate your comments and suggestions.
Please contact him directly at the address at the end of this
posting.
Thanks, Gil Gillespie
CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE WISH LIST
At the Second National Small Farm Conference in St. Louis last week a
group of CBO, Extension and USDA personnel met briefly between workshops
to discuss changes that might be considered for the 2002 Census of
Agriculture.
The current Census of Agriculture does not currently reflect emerging
changes in the agriculture industry-especially among small farms. The
census' emphasis largely remains commodity oriented, even as hundreds of
thousands of small family farms experiment with new agriculture products
and markets. If the Census was made more relevant to small farms we might
see an increase in small farm participation in the Census.
I am soliciting feedback from as many interested persons and
organizations as possible around the country. A consolidated list of
possible changes and additions will be compiled by me (Duncan Hilchey)
and tendered to the USDA by Desmond Jolly, Directory of the Small Farm
Program at University of California, Davis.
Examples of Possible Changes and Additions
Though relatively simplistic at this stage here are some examples of
changes and topical areas which might be added to the Census. Feel
free to comment on these and add as many of your own ideas.
1. "Production for Direct Human Consumption" (AKA Direct
Marketing) currently only includes (farms, total and average per farm);
Would like this broken down by "type" of direct marketing: PYO,
farm-stand, farmers' market, CSA, etc.
2. Include non-edible category under direct marketing (e.g., flowers,
decorative greens, etc.)
3. Direct wholesale (farms, $, and breakdown by type)
Restaurants
Supermarkets
Other growers
Other direct wholesale
4. Agritourism (Farms, $, and breakdown by type)
Bed & Breakfast
Farm tours
Animal petting
Hay rides
Other agritourism
5. Value-adding (Farms, $, and breakdown by type)
Processing
Packaging
Information
Other value-adding
6. Membership in Cooperatives (Farms, $, and breakdown by type)
Marketing co-op
Purchasing co-op
Combination co-op
Other cooperative
7. Organic (Farms, acreage, and breakdown by type) [I am not sure whether
this is in or not]
Certified
Non-certified
8. Quality of life measures??????
Send your ideas for how to change the Census of Agriculture to:
Duncan Hilchey
Farming Alternatives Program
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
dlh3@cornell.edu
607/255-4413
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