Today is the deadline for small farmers seeking financial assistance to apply for grants from a farm advocacy organization designed to help them get their start. Practical Farmers of Iowa s Savings Incentive Program also teaches them important financial knowledge. The SIP is a two-year program offering targeted learning and networking opportunities with guidance from experienced farmer-mentors. .
Midwest family farm advocates have sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, opposing recent additions to conservation practices they said are bad for the environment. The measures are funded through the Inflation Reduction Act. .
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently announced the finalization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “Transparency in Poultry Growing Contracts and Tournaments” rule, issued under the authority of the Packers and Stockyards Act. Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA applauded Vilsack and looks forward to the finalization of USDA’s “Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act” rule and the proposal of additional rules addressing what RAFI calls the unfairness and market power abuse in livestock and poultry sectors.
The Agriculture Department’s Agricultural Marketing Service today released its long-awaited proposed revisions to the regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act regarding the list of disclosures and information live poultry dealers must furnish to poultry…
Today, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition applauded Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for the publication of a long-awaited proposed rule regarding “Transparency in Poultry Growing Contracts and Tournaments.” This is the first of several expected rules to strengthen the century-old Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA) announced in President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.