Specialty Crop Priority Input Survey
Funding for Louisiana specialty crop projects is made possible by grants from the USDA-AMS.
Are you a specialty crop producer?
Yes
No
If yes, what type of producer?
New/Beginner (less than 10 years)
Established (more than 10 years)
What type of specialty crops do you produce? (select all that apply)
Fruits and Tree Nuts
Vegetables
Herbs and Spices
Honey
Plants
Cut Flowers
Horticulture
Christmas Trees
Where do you sell your crops? (select all that apply)
Roadside Stand
Farmers' Market
Retail Store
Other
Are you a specialty crop industry stakeholder? (Example: employed in agricultural supply sales, equipment sales, processor, distributor, etc.)
Yes
No
Please select up to 5 priorities that you feel are most important to addressing issues to enhance specialty crops in Louisiana.
Increasing child and adult nutrition knowledge and consumption of specialty crops
Enhancing food safety
Investing in specialty crop research, including research to focus on conservation and environmental outcomes
Developing new and improved seed varieties and specialty crops
Pest and disease control services
Improving efficiency and reducing costs of distribution systems
Sustainability
Marketing and promotion of specialty crops
Improving the capacity of all entities in the specialty crop distribution chain to comply with the requirements of the FSMA, GAP, GHP, GMP and in cost-share arrangements for funding audits of such systems (including USDA GroupGAP) for small farmers, packers, and processors
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