Civil Eats

AUGUST 12, 2024

For example, in 2016, after receiving a complaint, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) cited Argus for selling eggs from small farms that hadn’t processed their eggs in a licensed facility. Under Michigan law, unlicensed egg producers can only sell their eggs directly to consumers. million in sales.

Farming 143

Farming Farming Marketing Food 143

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 20, 2024

It also removes the guiding purpose of ensuring farmland is usable by the next generation. 5102, 5103, 5019, 5110, 5202, 5503, 5402, 112205 ) Title 6 – Rural Development Includes the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program. 2101) Dramatically increases support for precision agriculture technologies.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 98

National Young Farmers Coalition

APRIL 25, 2024

Participating in appropriations means advocating for funding specific programs or initiatives related to agriculture, rural development, and food policy. The Farm Bill is a piece of legislation that is reauthorized every five to six years, impacting various issues related to agriculture, nutrition, and rural development.

Rural Development 40

Rural Development Farming Farming Food 40

Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

40 Acres & A Mule Project , United States 40 Acres & A Mule seeks to acquire Black-owned farmland to be used to celebrate and preserve the history, food, and stories of Black culture in food and farming. American Farmland Trust (AFT) , United States AFT is dedicated to protecting and preserving farmland and ranchland in the U.S.,

Food 139

Food Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism 139

The Equation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

of farmers are white and farmland continues to be consolidated into the hands of the wealthy few. Due to a deleterious big-business mentality that resulted in farmland and agribusiness consolidation, small farmers—often beginning farmers, low-income farmers, and farmers of color—are veering towards extinction.

Agriculture 95

Agriculture Agriculture Farmland Rural Development 95

The Equation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

of farmers are white and farmland continues to be consolidated into the hands of the wealthy few. Due to a deleterious big-business mentality that resulted in farmland and agribusiness consolidation, small farmersoften beginning farmers, low-income farmers, and farmers of colorare veering towards extinction.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Agriculture Farmland Rural Development 52

National Young Farmers Coalition

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Coalition worked with partners and Senators to introduce bi-partisan legislation to direct FSA to establish a pre-approval and pre-qualification pilot program for Direct Farmland Ownership loans this Fall, the Farm Ownership Improvement Act (S. The approach to addressing speculative ownership of farmland misses the mark.

Farmland 40

Farmland Ruralism Agriculture Agriculture 40

ProAg

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

has lost more than 400,000 farmers since the 1980s and more than 141 million acres of farmland. billion to help farmers install more conservation practices and $5 billion in rural development funds. Meanwhile, Former President Donald Trump was quoted last week in a Des Moines television interview, saying the rural vote is his.

Rural Development 52

Rural Development Ruralism Farmland Acre 52

National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 26, 2024

As it reads now, the bill fails to prioritize equitable farmland access, divests from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and strikes climate provisions that would assist farmers in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for extreme weather events. The Farmland Access Act (S.2507)

Food 40

Food Farming Farming Farmland 40

The Equation

AUGUST 10, 2023

A product of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, the first farm bills were enacted in the 1930s in response to the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl drought, which ruined farmland across the Great Plains.

Food 98

Food Farming Farming Agriculture 98