As lawmakers gear up to vote on the latest federal farm bill reauthorization in December—which delegates funding for farmers and agricultural and food-based programs across the country—local farmers in California are reflecting on their hardships of staying in business.
The bill, in part, helps support small farmers with increased funding for wastewater infrastructure, labor reform for farm workers—often illegal immigrants—by helping such workers gain legal status, and increased access to financing for startup, small, and mid-sized farms through various programs.
