The National Farmers Union (NFU) announced the Fairness for Farmers campaign this afternoon, calling it a grassroots effort to break up monopolies and consolidation in the agriculture industry. Speaking at a virtual…
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Fewer Than Half of Applicants Receive Federal Conservation Funding
A report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy shows that only roughly one third of farmers who apply for funding from conservation programs are approved. The report analyzed data from…
USDA Accepts More Than 2.5 Million Acres in Grassland Conservation Program
This week, the USDA announced that more than 2.5 million acres of American land have been accepted in the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which involves payments to farmers to remove their…
USDA Announces Aid for Farm and Food Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it much more public how vital certain jobs are, namely those in food production and sales: farmworkers, meatpacking plant workers and grocery store employees. Those workers, in…
COVID-19 Aid Package Updated to Assist Poultry, Hog, Fruit and Vegetable Farmers
As with many programs begun under President Donald Trump, the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) underwent considerable examination when the Biden administration took over in January 2021. CFAP 2, which…
Report: EPA to Ban Use of Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
The pesticide chlorpyrifos will, according to a report from the New York Times, be banned in the United States, at least to an extent. Chlorpyrifos, a highly effective insecticide, is widely used…
USDA to Reimburse Dairy Producers for Pandemic-Related Losses
This week, USDA chief Tom Vilsack announced significant financial help to dairy producers who have struggled during the past year. That aid, some $350 million worth, will reimburse dairy producers based on…