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AAEC-278NP

Authors as Published

Authored by John Bovay, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech; and Timothy Pierce, Graduate Student, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech

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Consumer demand for food grown using sustainable farm practices is at an all-time high (Nielsen, 2018). This is compelling farmers to explore various options to improve sustainability.

 

This handout, which accompanies a webinar on “Business Goals and Sustainability”, provides an overview of the economics of farm and agribusiness sustainability. The webinar and handout are part of the Virginia Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Education Initiative offered by Virginia Tech’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and Virginia Cooperative Extension. More information about the program is available at https://aaec.vt.edu/extension/va-sustainable-farms-agribusinesses.html

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Publication Date

February 25, 2021