On Job Creation—Local Fruits and Vegetables vs. Corn and Soybeans

Link: On Job Creation—Local Fruits and Vegetables vs. Corn and Soybeans

loveandzombies:

“It turns out that foods that are better for you may also be better for farmers and local job creation. A new study by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University found that expanding fruit and vegetable production in the upper Midwest could bring significantly more economic benefits than conventional corn and soybean production on the same acreage.

The study, by Iowa State Research Scientist Dave Swenson, looked at the potential for fruit and vegetable production in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. It identified 28 kinds of fruits and vegetables that farmers are able to grow in the region. Currently, much of the fruits and vegetables in the region come from other parts of the country or even outside the country.”

Lest I be accused of sniping too often, this is definitely good stuff. 

-Julia Childless