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Discussion: Challenges of Entering and Succeeding inSoutheastern Agriculture: Access to Credit, Supply Chains, andConsumers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Kelly Lange
Kelly Lange*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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The three articles in this invited paper session investigate challenges andopportunities for agricultural producers in the southeastern United States.Two of the articles focus on the increasing demand for locally produced foodand offer insight into potential marketing opportunities that this growingdemand may provide for beginning or young farmers. The third article centerson financing options that are available to beginning farmers and evaluatesthe use of Aggie Bonds as a financing source for beginning farmers.

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beginning farmersdirect-to-consumer marketinglocally produced foodsQ13Q14Q18
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Session Title: Challenges of Entering and Succeeding in Southeastern Agriculture: Access to Credit, Supply Chains, and Consumers
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 45 , Issue 3 , August 2013 , pp. 519 - 522
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2013

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References

Ahearn, M., and Sterns, J.. “Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Farm Products: Producers and Supply Chains in the Southeast.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 45(2013):497–508.Google Scholar
Maples, M., Morgan, K., Interis, M.G., and Hani, A.. “Who Buys Food Directly from Producers in the Southeastern United States?” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 45(2013):509-18.Google Scholar
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