The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

A ballot initiative you may not have heard about in Maine late Tuesday created unprecedented freedom for voluntary food commerce. This first-of-its kind constitutional amendment does what the U.S. Bill of Rights failed to do: guarantee citizens the right to choose their food. The measure added language to the state constitution providing that individuals have a “ natural, inherent, and unalienable right to food, including the right to save and exchange seeds and the right to grow, raise, harvest

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Agribusiness Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

I taped a podcast yesterday with Dave Specht who is the director of Global Family Business Institute at The Drucker School of Management and perhaps more importantly lives in Basin City, Washington (I will let you look it up on a map). During that podcast (which will be available in the next week or so), we discussed what makes a good family farm transition and he mentioned the three C’s that are needed as follows: Contingency planning – Has the family determined what would happen if

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Caff

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Are you interested in implementing cover crops, compost, mulch, hedgerows and other Healthy Soils practices on your farm? The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is offering 3 year grants to farmers to implement Healthy Soils Practices and we can help you apply! Payment Information: Farms can receive up to $100,000 to implement Healthy Soils practices Payment rates will reimburse practice implementation costs Up to 25% of total grant funds are eligible for early payment 1-on-1 t

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Caff

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

A resource developed by Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) and Community Health Improvement Partner’s (CHIP) Farm to Institution Center. Use controls at the bottom to flip pages, enter full screen, and more. The post The California School District Produce Procurement Guide appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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Agribusiness Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The House has finally passed the transportation infrastructure bill and President Biden is likely to sign it soon. This bill provides money for “physical” infrastructure needs along with other pet projects of Congress members. However, there is also one key tax consideration buried in the bill that will be of concern to many farmers. Those farmers who qualify for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) for the fourth quarter will no longer be allowed to claim the credit due to this bil

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