Disaster Programs Discourage Organic and Natural Food Production
Current disaster relief and crop insurance programs put organic and natural farmers at a serious disadvantage. Learn why, and what can be changed.You may also like
There’s a new crop insurance option now available for diversified farmers – Whole Farm Revenue Insurance –and a recent national webinar will […]
Planning on using crop insurance in 2015? Important deadlines are quickly approaching. Find out more below. The 2014 Farm Bill brought big changes […]
While U.S. consumer demand for organic grows exponentially, domestic production to meet that demand has not kept up, requiring greater imports of organic production to fill the gap. The organic program funding in the new Farm Bill will help U.S. farmers and handler better meet that demand.
“I was a farmworker for 16 years. Now I am able to stay in one place, raise my children, and work for myself. My life is much better. But with the current system in place, it is still very fragile.”