Is the harvest over when the price drops? Deciding to stop when there's still a crop

Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2017: $219,971.00
Projected End Date: 09/30/2020
Grant Recipient: North Carolina State University
Region: Southern
State: North Carolina
Principal Investigator:
Rebecca Dunning
North Carolina State University Horticulture
Description:
A 31-slide presentation to the Southern Vegetable Growers Conference in 2019 on the volume and potential costs and returns associated with this for produce left unharvested in a study of food loss in North Carolina farms. Includes directions for field measurement of loss.
Type:
Conference/Presentation Material
Authors:
Lisa Johnson, NCSU; Rebecca Dunning, NCSU
Target audiences:
Farmers/Ranchers; Educators; Researchers
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.