Did you know that farmers and ranchers receive only 14.3* cents of every dollar that consumers spend on food at home and away from home? According to USDA, off-farm costs, including marketing, processing, wholesaling, distribution and retailing, account for more than 80 cents of every food dollar spent in the United States.
The following comes from the National Farmers Union: https://nfu.org/farmers-share/
HELP GET OUR FARM TO FULL CAPACITY! SUPPORT US TODAY
Help Us Get the Farm Up & Running, organized by Steven Zimmerman
We have a lot going on with getting our farm up and running, and I need help. For over thirty years I worked, off the farm, as a reporter. It was a job that used to have some level of honor and integrity. Those days, however, are long gone.