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USDA Blog
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
On April 10, 2024, I received a call from my dad asking me to come help him at our family farm there had been an accident. When I arrived at the farm, my dad couldnt walk. The front axle of my dads tractor had broken in half, and he had jumped off the tractor before it tipped over. for evaluation of his leg.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
This blog post outlines the funding guidelines, application deadlines, and program requirements for a range of food and farm system grants funded through USDA that are currently accepting applications. Apply here ; additional details for applicants here and Rural Development priorities here.
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Civil Eats
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Kava has endured a long history of adversity, said Lakea Trask, a Hawaiian farmer and local activist who cultivates kava and other Native crops for Kanaka Kava , his familys farm-to-table restaurant in Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island. Michigan, however, greenlit kava in 2023, becoming the first state to grant it GRAS status.
NASDA
JULY 25, 2024
We write to express our gratitude for your efforts to advance the 2024 farm bill within your jurisdictions and to seek your continued support for passing this critical legislation before the end of the year.
ATTRA
JANUARY 23, 2024
Department of Agriculture, 98% of all farms in the U.S. are family farms, with nearly 90% of those considered small family farms. A small family farm is an agriculture enterprise whose gross cash farm income does not exceed $350,000 annually. According to the U.S ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.
Food Tank
AUGUST 16, 2024
Family farms are the backbone of our food system. More than 90 percent of farms—about 500 million—are run either by individual or family labor! billion people worldwide are involved in family farming, and these operations produce more than 80 percent of the world’s food value, according to U.N. More than 1.5
Food Tank
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) , Asia AFA empowers small-scale farmers, fishers, Indigenous peoples, and rural communities across Asia through advocacy, capacity building, and knowledge sharing. There is no life limit on healthy soil, says farmer Gerardo Martinez, CEO of GALA.
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