Local goes national with traceabiilty and transparency for small farms selling to big stores.
Small farms typically are limited to farmers markets and cannot access the wholesale market due to the expense of traceability technology. That is about to change.
A vote is expected on S. 510, the Senate version of HR2749. A big stumbling block is whether or not small farms will be exempted. This program was developed for success whether traceability is required or not because it is a marketing program, not a foodsafety program. It just so happens to also help on the traceability and foodsafety front.
http://bit.ly/b0wJU7
A vote is expected on S. 510, the Senate version of HR2749. A big stumbling block is whether or not small farms will be exempted. This program was developed for success whether traceability is required or not because it is a marketing program, not a foodsafety program. It just so happens to also help on the traceability and foodsafety front.
http://bit.ly/b0wJU7
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