There's something in the Farm Bill for everyone. Whether you're involved with food systems (community-based, local or regional), farming, beginning farmers, conservation or foresty or energy, academic or agricultural services, community or economic development, schools and colleges, or hunger and nutrition, the Farm Bill is about you!

 

If you are involved with community-based, local and regional food systems, these programs and provisions will interest you:
Farmers' Market Promotion Program
Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
Interstate Shipment of State-Inspected Meat
Value-Added Agricultural Product Marketing Development Grants
Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program
Rural Micro-entrepreneur Assistance
Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center
Locally Produced Foods
New Regional Planning Authorities
Community Food Competitive Grant Program
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Specialty Crop Research Initiative
Local Preference
Emergency Food Infrastructure Grants
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE)
Local Food Enterprise Loan Program

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If you are a farmer, or work with farmers, these programs and provisions will interest you:
Crop Insurance
Disaster Assistance
Risk Management Education and Partnership Grants
Farmers' Market Promotion Program
Value-Added Agricultural Product Marketing Development Grants
Livestock Producer Protection and Contract Fairness
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Plant Pest and Disease Management And Disaster Prevention
Specialty Crop Research Initiative
Organic Certification Cost Share Assistance
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
Crop Insurance For Organic
Farmworkers
Bees and Beekeepers
Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC)
Conservation Stewardship Program
Payment and Income Limitations
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
Farmland Protection Program
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Conservation Reserve Program
Conservation of Private Grazing Lands
Conservation Loans
Conservation Reserve Program Transition Option for Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers
Conservation Tax Deduction
Biomass Crop Assistance Program
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE)
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)

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If you are a beginning farmer or work with beginning farmers, these programs and provisions will interest you:
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
Individual Development Accounts
Contract Land Program
Loan Programs
Farmers' Market Promotion Program
Value-Added Agricultural Product Marketing Development Grants
Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program
Organic Certification Cost Share Assistance
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)
Beginning Farmer Conservation Set-Aside Program
Risk Management Education grant program
Conservation Set-Aside for Beginning Farmers
CRP Transition Option for Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers

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If you are involved with conservation, land use, forestry or energy, these programs and provisions will interest you:
Conservation Stewardship Program
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
Farmland Protection Program
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Conservation Reserve Program
Conservation of Private Grazing Lands
Conservation Loans
Conservation Set-Aside for Beginning Farmers
Conservation Reserve Program Transition Option for Beginning And Socially Disadvantaged Farmers
Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
Conservation Tax Deduction
National Priorities for Private Forest Conservation
Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program
Healthy Forest Reserve Program
Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative
Chesapeake Bay Funding
Agricultural Management Assistance Program
Regional Equity
Bio-refineries
Biomass Crop Assistance Program
Biomass Research and Development Program
Bio-Energy Program for Advanced Bio-fuels
Forest Biomass for Energy
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
Community Wood Energy Program

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If you are an educator, academic or agricultural service provider, these programs and provisions will interest you:
Value-Added Agricultural Product Marketing Development Grants
Community Food Competitive Grant Program
Risk Management Education
Specialty Crop Research Initiative
Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center
Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Program (SARE)
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
Research, Education and Extension
Agricultural Management Assistance Program
Rural Micro-Entrepreneur Assistance Program

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If you are involved with community or economic development, these programs and provisions will interest you:
Value-Added Agricultural Product Marketing Development Grants
Risk Management Education and Partnership Grants
Farmers' Market Promotion Program
Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program
Rural Micro-entrepreneur Assistance
Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center
Community Food Competitive Grant Program
Hunger-free Community Grants
Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program
Emergency Food Infrastructure Grants
Food Desert Study
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE)
New Regional Planning Authorities
Livestock Producer Protection and Contract Fairness
Community Wood Energy Program
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

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If you work in or with a school or college, these programs and provisions will interest you
Locally Produced Foods
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program
Local Preference
Purchase of Fresh Fruits & Vegetables for Distribution
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Whole Grain Pilot Projects
Healthy Food Education and School Gardening Pilot Programs

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If you are involved with nutrition and hunger issues, these programs and provisions will interest you:
Hunger Free Community Grants
Community Food Competitive Grant Program
Purchase of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Distribution
Emergency Food Infrastructure Grants
Farmer’s Market Promotion Program
Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center
Emergency Food Assistance Program
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly Food Stamps)
Commodity Supplemental Food Program
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Farmers’ Market Promotion Program
Local Food Enterprise Loan Program
Locally Produced Food
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program
Whole Grain Pilot Project
Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center
Nutrition Monitoring
Nutrition Education
Point of Purchase Pilot Program
Healthy Food Education and School Garden Pilot Program
Food Desert Study

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