Vol. 6, Issue 10 - Know Your Local Vegetable Growers!
Know Your Local Vegetable Growers!
Posadas, Benedict C. Mississippi MarketMaker Newsletter, Vol. 6, Issue 10, May 24, 2016.
Direct Economic Impacts of U.S. Vegetable Farming
NAICS code 1112 covers vegetable and melon farming. Long-term trends of the number of employees and average annual pay reported by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages which is conducted by the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics are shown below. Vegetable and melon farming businesses generated almost 100,000 jobs in the entire U.S.A. and paid an average annual pay of $30,000 in 2014. Mississippi vegetable and melon farming businesses created almost 350 jobs and paid almost $18,000 average annual pay in 2014.
MarketMaker is the largest and most in-depth database of its kind, featuring a diverse community of food-related businesses: buyers, farmers/ranchers, fisheries, farmers markets, processors/packers, wineries, restaurants, and more. MarketMaker provides simple yet powerful search tools to connect with others across the production and distribution chain.
Where can you find Mississippi MarketMaker?
MarketMaker can be viewed at http://ms.foodmarketmaker.com/.
Ask Siri or Cortana to search for “Mississippi MarketMaker” on your smart phone.
How do you register your food business in Mississippi MarketMaker?
Click Register and type your email address and a password in the spaces under Register. Be prepared to enter information (and pictures) about your business.
What are the benefits in registering your food business in Mississippi MarketMaker?
Producers register their businesses in MarketMaker because food buyers of all types access our database to find products and services to meet their specific needs. Through MarketMaker, producers can reach more buyers and more efficiently form profitable business alliances.
How do you search for your business profile in Mississippi MarketMaker?
Click Search and type the name of your business in the space under Search MarketMaker.
How do you update your business profile in Mississippi MarketMaker?
Click Register and then click UPDATE YOUR PROFILE. Type your email address and password in the spaces under Account Login. Be prepared to enter updated information (and pictures) about your business.
MarketMaker Training Workshops
This training workshop is available upon request by a group of 6-12 producers, extension agents, state regulatory agencies staff, and school teachers. Each workshop will be tailored according to the needs of the participants.
How do you search for local food businesses in Mississippi MarketMaker?
Click Search and type a keyword in the space under Search MarketMaker.
Vegetable farms which are registered in MarketMaker
There are 4,644 vegetables farms registered in MarketMaker, as shown in the MarketMaker map below. When the search was limited to Mississippi, the number was 145. Click this LINK to view the search results online. You can sort the results alphabetically, by relevance or by distance to your current location.
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