On Friday, the FDA announced that during the COVID-19 public health emergency, it will provide flexibility on the criteria for farms to be “qualified exempt” under…
Write a PRIME Act Letter to the Editor
An extremely effective way to garner more support for the PRIME Act is to write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Letters to…
Help push the PRIME Act across the finish line!
NOTE: We have updated the sign on letter to Congress with additional signatories. See the updated letter here. In just two weeks, the PRIME Act has…
FARFA Sends PRIME Act Letter to Congress
This week, FARFA sent a letter to U.S. House Agriculture Committee members, urging them to move forward with the PRIME Act. More than 50 nonprofit organizations and 200…
EIDL Opens for Agricultural Businesses
SBA is now accepting new Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance applications on a limited basis ONLY to provide relief to U.S. agricultural…
Farmers now eligible for SBA’s emergency funding!
FARFA and many small farm organizations have been urging Congress to remove the SBA’s block on farmers and agricultural businesses qualifying for emergency loans and…
Meat processor shutdowns = prime time for PRIME Act
In the last week, the media headlines have included concerns about possible meat shortages. Livestock farmers and ranchers across the country are verging on bankruptcy – while…
Protect the people who supply our food
As Congress debates another round of funding for COVID response, we need to ensure that they don’t forget about our farmers. Farmers, ranchers, and food producers…
Contract farmer whistleblowers need our support!
While we’ve been working hard to provide COVID-related resources for farmers and food producers, our other work hasn’t stopped – and it’s more important than ever,…
What does the CARES Act include for small farmers?
Two programs from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act have special significance to small-scale producers. The programs include nearly $360 billion in…