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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

USDA-projected market prices for the 2024 crop are well below costs of production, and current projections paint another bleak picture for 2025. These conditions seriously tested the effectiveness of the 2018 Farm Bill, and it was only by the aggressive use of supplemental assistance that many farms survived. USDA forecasts the U.S.

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Climate Solutions for the Future of Coffee

Civil Eats

Sometimes, the coffee is picked, but heavy rains wash out the roads, and farmers can’t get their product to market. As they prune, workers pile leaves and branches on the ground. food market for tamale wraps. Some harvests last for six months instead of the standard two, and some are shockingly short.

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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

Bayer Bayou Land Conservancy Bernheim Forest and Arboretum Biotechnology Innovation Organization Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Black Appalachian Coalition Blood Origins Bongards’ Creameries Brattset Family Farm Caddo Lake Institute California Beet Growers Association California Citrus Mutual California Dairies, Inc California Farm Bureau California (..)

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