Annual Greenhouse, Sod and Nursery Survey (GSNA)

Distribution channel of farm, category

Distribution channel refers to the methods used by an organisation to distribute its products to the consumer, including both free and paid circulation.

Farm refers to an agricultural operation that produces at least one of the following products intended for sale: crops (hay, field crops, tree fruits or nuts, berries or grapes, vegetables, seed); livestock (cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, game animals, other livestock); poultry (hens, chickens, turkeys, chicks, game birds, other poultry); animal products (milk or cream, eggs, wool, furs, meat); or other agricultural products (Christmas trees, greenhouse or nursery products, mushrooms, sod, honey, maple products).

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Horticulture Products Distribution Channels
• Nursery Product Distribution Channels