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Small and Mid-Sized Farmer Resources

April 28, 2016

Small and midsize producers provide new opportunities for American agriculture across the country. This page provides small and midsize producers valuable resources and program information about access to capital, land management and conservation practices, managing risk, finding local markets, and...

Secretary's Column: Growing Opportunity for Small and Mid-Sized Farmers and Ranchers

March 14, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

The recent Census of Agriculture shows that there is tremendous potential for growth among the smaller producers that make up the middle of American agriculture, but they need our support to get there. That can mean a lot of different things. Some small and mid-sized farms and ranches are happy just...

Conservation Food and Nutrition Farming

USDA Announces Continuation of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, Fifth Round of Food Purchases

(Washington, D.C., January 4, 2021) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will purchase an additional $1.5 billion worth of food for nationwide distribution through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. In total, USDA has distributed...

United States Challenges Excessive Chinese Support for Rice, Wheat, and Corn

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Obama Administration has launched a new trade enforcement action against the People's Republic of China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning excessive government support provided for Chinese production of rice, wheat, and corn. United States Trade...

USDA, Partners Celebrate First Wood-to-Jet-Fuel Commercial Flight

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2016 – Alaska Airlines today landed the first commercial flight powered in part by a new renewable fuel made of wood waste salvaged from private lands in Washington, Oregon and Montana. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack greeted the passengers for flight AS-4 arriving from...

USDA Awards First Grants to Increase Local Foods in Eligible Schools

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2012 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced more than $4.5 million in grants for 68 projects, spanning 37 states and the District of Columbia, to connect school cafeterias with local agricultural producers. "When schools buy food from nearby producers...

In Conversation with #WomeninAg: Carissa Koopmann Rivers

August 31, 2015 Rachael Dubinsky, USDA Office of Communications

As part of our ongoing #womeninag series, we are highlighting a different leading woman in agriculture each month. This month, we profile Carissa Koopmann Rivers, a fifth generation cow/calf rancher from Sunol, Calif., where her family established the Koopmann Ranch in 1918. The Koopmann family has...

Conservation Initiatives

Fighting Drought: Irrigation Improvements Make Believers out of Nevada Dairy Owners

October 20, 2014 Heather Emmons, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Nevada

Turn on any news station or open a newspaper in Nevada, and you’ll see the effects of the severe drought, now in its third year in the Silver State. It is leaving farmers and ranchers devastated. Luckily, before the drought’s onslaught, the Moreda Dairy in Yerington, took advantage of a conservation...

Conservation

FACT SHEET: President's FY2017 Budget to Invest $700 Million In USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)

Each day, the work of USDA scientists and researchers touches the lives of all Americans, from the farm field to the kitchen table and from the air we breathe to the energy that powers our country. USDA science is on the cutting edge, helping to protect, secure, and improve our food, agricultural...

Today’s Lesson: Prepare Safe Lunches

August 18, 2020 Jesus Garcia, Public Affairs Specialist and Maribel Alonso, Technical Information Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA

With the 2020-2021 school year approaching, many parents are preparing for changes to their routine. Many students may be returning to school for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began and others may be distance learning. Don’t let foodborne illness – commonly called food poisoning – keep...

Health and Safety