Rethinking the Farm Bill: Stop Leaving Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Out
We’re told to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, yet farmers like Cesar who grow them get little support from farm programs. The Farm Bill could change that.
We’re told to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, yet farmers like Cesar who grow them get little support from farm programs. The Farm Bill could change that.
Local food systems didn’t collapse by accident. Benji Ballmer is working to rebuild them—and pushing for a farm bill that helps communities feed themselves again.
Restoring competition in the food system would benefit farmers like Anna Pesek, who had to build her own markets just to survive.
Congress could bring back Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling for beef in the farm bill—and ranchers like Carrie Richards say it’s long overdue.
Missouri farmer Bob Street says Prop 12 helped keep his independent hog farm in business, and is urging Congress not to overturn it in the 2026 Farm Bill.
Farmer Greg Gunthorp says U.S. government food purchases could boost rural communities and improve food quality if sourced through local, independent producers.