Programs that help farmers with the costs and expertise to preserve farmland and become certified for organic crops are threatened in the 2018 federal farm bill. (Wendy Watkins | BDN)
When the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass the massive $867 billion 2018 farm bill last week, that was good news for Maine’s small family farms and organic growers according to those who work closely with them.
But there remains concerns that language in the Senate’s unreleased version could still spell disaster for Maine’s organic and small growers.
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