A bill to provide disaster relief to hundreds of thousands of farm workers was introduced by U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla. If signed into law, the Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act will provide ...

Chipotle donates $250,000 to support family farm relief efforts in the Southeast CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As farmers and ranchers in the Southeast deal with the historic impact ...

Washington farmers and ranchers who suffered losses in flooding in December may be eligible for compensation or low-interest loans from the USDA. USDA officials encouraged producers contact USDA ...

Largely driven by a surge in disaster and economic government assistance, USDA’s latest farm income forecast projects a significant but misleading rebound in net farm income for 2025, rising to $180.1 ...

(Beyond Pesticides, June 3, 2024) Environmental advocates continue to raise concerns about the Farm Bill (H.R.8467—Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024) that emerged from the House ...

The Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act would provide compensation to farmworkers who lose out on wages due to disasters. A new piece of legislation has been introduced that would provide ...

The Agriculture Department and congressional Democrats are trading barbs over USDA’s administration of a block grant program designed to provide disaster relief to small- and medium-sized farmers.

USDA has initiated sign-up for the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program at local Farm Service Agency offices. A total of just over $16 billion will be available for this program, with funding derived ...

WASHINGTON — Senators from the Plains states are trying to persuade colleagues to create a permanent disaster fund for farmers despite objections from some farm state senators, environmentalists and ...

Livestock producers who lose unborn animals to weather-related disasters would qualify for aid through the Livestock Indemnity Program under a farm bill proposal that two Texas lawmakers are ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said he has not nailed down the finances for the multibillion-dollar disaster relief program that he insists must be part of the new ...