USDA Grows Efforts to Help Small Farmers

According to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the USDA is expanding efforts to help small and mid-size farmers like the ones in our area…

“We’ll use some tools already in existence, we’re gonna create some new opportunities that didn’t exist before, and we will of course utilize the recently passed farm bill to amplify these efforts as well.”

Vilsack says that helping farmers get information is a key point for the USDA…

“We are launching a learning guide series as part of our Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food website. This will be geared towards small and mid-sized producers, to help them navigate through the available resources at USDA, which there are many.”

The series will be released in segments throughout the year…

“We will start with a focus on small and mid-sized livestock and poultry producers.”

The website will also help with food safety, educational resources, and risk management.