Field To Market

Programs: Metrics - identifies and develops metrics for report out on and update as necessary key environmental, economic, and social indicators of agricultural sustainability. This program also makes recommendations to the board of directors on revisions to existing metrics as newly available science becomes available and to the general assembly on inclusion of new indicators in the field mto market program. Metrics also acts as the official review committee for metrics that are developed externally with the goal of being used by field to market.

technology - technology - makes recommendations on field to market's current and future technology needs, as well as updates the fieldprint calculator algorithms. Technology also oversees maintenance of the fieldprint calculator, including improved functionality, interoperability with usda models and inclusion of new crops. This program also establishes best practices for integration with other tools and software, including recommendations on licensing of the algorithms through an application program interface. It manages policies and protocols related to incoming grower data that includes standards for data storage, sharing, aggregation, and privacy policies. Technology also ensures documentation of all algorithms to meet transparency standards under iseal as well as oversees all activity related to benchmark updates and restructuring for use in the fieldprint calculator and associated tools.

education and outreach - to develop resources to help scale field to market's program and accelerate continuous improvement at the field and landscape levels. This includes developing education materials for use by entities that offer decision support services for growers, as well as information for use by local fieldprint projects to standardize and identify best practices for engaging with growers that are participating in our program.