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Of these USDA local food and healthy food access programs: Are you able to access these programs? How can they be improved in terms of priorities, eligibility, funding, cost-share, etc?Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion ProgramValue Added Producer Grant ProgramRegional Food Systems Partnership ProgramGus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive ProgramFarmers Market Nutrition Programs (WIC, Seniors)Office of Urban AgricultureAs a farmer who sells into local and regional markets (or an organization who serves local farmers), what processing, infrastructure, or market-related barriers do you face? What kinds of changes in policy would help better meet your needs?

Continued exemption for off-label drug use in small ruminantsExpansion of veterinary schools and incentive for large-animal practiceA beef, lamb, goat, and pork exemption like poultry has. Poultry only has to be USDA inspected to be sold across state lines, whereas all other proteins have to be USDA inspected for in-state sales. With USDA facilities booked 2 years in advance, it's crippling livestock producers.

Here in Hawai’i, livestock often has to be shipped to the continent in order to be processed at USDA facilities. Interesting to see that this issue isn’t specific to us.

Have you used any of these conservation and soil health programs? What do you think would strengthen them (For example more funding, technical assistance, greater program accessibility?)CSPEQIPACEPRCPPCRPState ProgramDo you use any practices on your farm to intentionally reduce your greenhouse gas emissions / sequester carbon? What are they?

I’ve benefitted from the EQIP program at farms I’ve worked at.

Discussion Questions:If you use crop insurance, how does it shape your on-farm decisions?If you do not use crop insurance, tell us why. What barriers have you found to obtaining crop insurance? How do you approach risk management and build operational resilience instead?

EQIP funded a high tunnel

Janna, does the farm bill include livestock management?

Cute love the Chai tunnel!

I would love to know if farms who produce “specialty crops” have any difficulty accessing crop insurance and risk management programs

on a similar note, i'm curious how much the Big Ag industry influences the programs within the farm bill in terms of lobbying and/or pushing for subsidies that promote/provide pesticides, chemical inputs, monocrops, etc.

The farm bill also stipulates how often livestock under transport must be watered, how many miles before they rest, etc.

More info on an EQIP high tunnel success story: https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2015/12/07/high-tunnel-addition-helps-urban-farmer-feed-portland

This is amazing! Sorry to drop in and out but have to go walk a puppy urgently. Can’t wait to watch the recording of the rest of y’alls conversation. Thank you for valuing this work!!! I love to see it. <3

Which federal programs have you accessed?2501BFRDPSAREOther ProgramsWhat topics do you think need more research in the next 10 years?Seed cultivarsDecreasing on-farm greenhouse gas emissionsIncreasing on-farm soil carbon sequestrationOn-farm adaptation to climate change impactsDistribution of local foodQuantifying soil health benefitsGIS data useful for small farmsOtherDo you have adequate access to technical assistance that helps support your farming operation? What education/technical assistance do you currently need?

Has racial discrimination impacted your ability to access any of the programs or resources we’ve discussed?

janna.siller@hazon.org

I dropped in a bit late..was curious if there was discussion on how to best impact/have voices heard in the farm bill

Topics: Increasing on-farm soil carbon sequestration. Distribution of local food. Quantifying soil health benefits.

Figure out how the Ag issue impacts the general constituency and lead with that.

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Thanks Janna

thank you Janna!

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I have to run everyone. Thanks so much to each of you! Oh, and if you want to learn more about Adamah: adamah.org

Thanks so much Janna!!!