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Browsing Faculty Publications by Subject "agricultural and food policy"

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    Determinants of effective beginning farmer programming and implications for future programs
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017-09-01) Jablonski, Becca B. R., author; McFadden, Dawn Thilmany, author; Sullins, Martha, author; Curtis, Kynda R., author; Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, publisher
    This research explores the determinants of effective beginning farmer programming and implications for emerging and established programs. We use responses from 100 interviews with participants in the Building Farmers in the West Program, one of the longest-standing beginning farmer training programs in the United States, to understand how key course principles predict improved farm profitability. Results show that specific production changes after taking the course—including the number of cultivated varieties (negative), number of farm enterprises (positive), and length of production season (positive)—are correlated with improved farm profitability. We make recommendations for future beginning farmer programming based on these results.
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    Federal policy, administration, and local good coming of age
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2018-08-15) Clark, Jill K., author; Jablonski, Becca B. R., author; Choices, publisher
    This article reviews the federal legislative and administrative maturation of local food. By focusing on the Farm Bill and the Know Your Farmer Know Your Food program—one way in which the USDA carries out its legislative mandates—we can assess where local foods will be in the future.