Future of Farming findings: Survey involved 2,000 producers and consumers

摘要

Jennifer Harte, agricultural economist who coordinated the Future of Farming strategic plan for Washington agriculture, described the plan as a comprehensive document developed from the input and expertise of hundreds. But, she says,what it is not isa solution for the future of farming. "It's not a panacea but a tool—an educational and action-oriented tool," she told the Washington Growers Clearing House Association board of directors during their March meeting in Yakima, Washington. The document represents the input of more than 300 industry experts who helped write the plan and involved some 2,000 producers and consumers who responded to surveys, interviews, listening sessions, and such.