PPB February 2021

by Audrey Sellers Ag r i cu l t ur e Growing Season Promotional products can help farms, ranches and food businesses flourish. Y ou might not think much about how your food ends up on your plate, but it likely involved a long-distance journey through the food supply chain. Getting food from the farm to the fork involves many aspects of the agriculture market, which includes not just farms but also dairies, hatcheries, ranches and other enterprises involved in growing crops and raising fish and livestock. This vast field encompasses the entire food system, from the growing and raising to the producing and distributing. In 2019, agriculture, food and related industries contributed more than $1.1 trillion to the U.S. GDP, according to the USDA Economic Research Service. By 2050, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates 44 | FEBRUARY 2021 | GROW