2pgs, Each year, more and more farms accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments for community supported agriculture (CSA) programs. When farms decide to accept SNAP, it opens the door to a new revenue stream, as well as providing healthy local food to community members with limited incomes. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than $63 million in benefits were distributed to SNAP recipients last year, representing a significant market opportunity for farmers (USDA, 2018). In order to capture some of this market share, SNAP recipients need to be aware that your farm accepts SNAP payments for your CSA. Outreach is one of the most important aspects to gaining SNAP recipients as new CSA customers. Below, you will find some key tips for conducting successful outreach to SNAP participants.
Telg, Ricky W. (author), Lundy, Lisa (author), Wandersee, Cassie (author), Mukhtar, Saqib (author), Smith, David (author), Stokes, Phillip (author), and University of Florida
Kansas State University
Texas A&M University
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2018
Published:
United States: New Prairie Press
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 1 Document Number: D10163
14 pages; Article 5, via online journal article, The Cattle and Climate Conversations Workshop for Cooperative Extension and Natural Resources Conservation Service, the last activity funded through a multi-regional United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) grant, took place in October 2016 in Denver, Colorado, for Extension and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) representatives in the Southwest and Mountain West who work extensively with cattle producers. The purpose of this study was to identify how Extension agents and NRCS personnel in this workshop viewed the issue of “trust,” as it relates to communicating the topic of climate change to cattle producers. Three focus groups, comprised of 29 attendees of the workshop, were conducted simultaneously at the end of the conference. Specific themes about trust included the politically charged nature of climate change, climate change data manipulation, negativity of media surrounding climate change, weathercasters getting predictions wrong, agriculture getting a “black eye” with the public, and participants’ relationships with cattle producers. Findings indicate varying levels of distrust, related to sources of information and influence on the topic of climate change, greatly impact how and whether Extension Service and NRCS employees actually talk “climate change” to cattle producers. Based on the study’s findings, it is recommended that for Extension and NRCS employees to talk about controversial issues, like climate change, it is important to create relationships with clients. In addition, communication and education professionals working with cattle producers should avoid politicizing the topic of climate change if they want climate-related programs to be accepted.
Marx, H.G. (author), Moeller, G.H. (author), and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington, D.C.; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington, D.C.
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1984
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 54 Document Number: C01043
Notes:
Phase 2; Evans, In: Moeller, G.H. and Seal, D.T., eds., Technology transfer in forestry : proceedings of a meeting of the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations, subject group s608; 1983 25 July - 1 August. London : Great Britain Forestry Commission, 1984. (Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 61) p. 7-9.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 34 Document Number: D10692
Notes:
Claude W. Gifford Collection. PACER Project., Claude W. Gifford Collection. Six preliminary reports, 2 pages each., The PACER project was conducted in collaboration with the Office of Communication, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Preliminary reports intended for distribution to selected policy-makers within the Department. Titles:
"Public opinion about food prices"
"Public opinion about selling farm products abroad"
"Public opinion about farmers as users of energy"
"Public opinion about meat prices"
"Public opinions about causes of inflation"
"The audience of 'Across the Fence'"
