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…

COVID-19 Resources

FARFA has developed resources to help farmers, farmers markets, and food businesses navigate the COVID-19 crisis. If your farm or farmers’ market may be closed due…

Keeping Farms Working

FARFA has gotten multiple requests from farmers and food businesses concerned about their employees being stopped while traveling. Please recognize that no one has any experience…

Sample guideline for farmers’ markets

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released helpful guidance for farmers’ market operations  Read the LA County guidelines here. The Texas Department of State Health…

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