Webinar- Trends in US Local & Regional Food Systems: Report to Congress

Local Food Systems: What do we know about national trends? You have been invited to a ReadyTalk Meeting hosted by USDA Economic Research Service. All the information you need to join is below. Login Join the meeting https://cc.readytalk.com/r/g6yk5t9euckh&eom Streaming audio available through your computer. Or you can call in to listen to the audio via your phone U.S. & Canada Toll-Free    TBA Meeting Description: This webinar will overview ERS’s forthcoming report on local food systems, “Trends in U.S. Local and Regional Food Systems: Report to Congress.” The report is scheduled for release on the ERS website the morning of January 29. Author Sarah Low will present the latest estimates on sales and farm participation in local food systems. She will also provide the first analyses comparing prices between direct-to-consumer outlets and conventional grocery outlets and local food farm growth and survival between 2007 and 2012.  The webinar will include results from the USDA Farm to School census and the 2012 Census of Agriculture as well as an overview of the literature on consumer willingness to pay, environmental impacts, and policy related to local foods systems at the Federal, state, and local/regional levels. Details Date: Thu, Jan 29, 2015 Time: 11:30 AM EST Duration: 1 hour Host(s): USDA Economic Research Service Add to your Calendar Outlook Calendar Lotus Notes Calendar Google Calendar Test Your Computer Test your computer for compatibility prior to the meeting.