April 15 is the deadline to sign-up for the 2025 farm program at local USDA Farm Service Agency offices throughout the United States. Eligible producers are able to choose between the price-only ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made significant modifications to USDA mandatory farm programs and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Following these changes, the ...

Rising land values and an outdated cap on funds paid to farmers to avoid land sell-offs are constraining a state-run program to preserve vital farmland, according to a new audit by state Comptroller ...

Making the case for urban agriculture, Cornell researchers have presented a vision for greener cities and a more equitable future for farmers. The Cornell Small Farms Program, housed in the College of ...

I sit at the lunch table knowing my food is getting cold, too busy writing to eat. My two table mates are eager to tell me their stories. They are both veterans, attending an Armed to Farm training ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PROVIDENCE – Farm Fresh Rhode Island has been forced to reduce its 48-person workforce by eight employees because of the Trump ...

House and Senate Ag Committee leaders are considering increasing statutory reference prices for major farm program crops as part of a budget reconciliation measure. This would apply to both Price Loss ...

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Community members line up for a food distribution event in Mendota Thursday morning, Dec. 12, 2024. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com An innovative program that paid small farmers to grow ...

When Jon Esformes was in his 20s, farmworkers staged protests outside one of his family’s tomato farms, in California’s Central Valley, calling out the fact they were paid less than 50 cents for each ...