It comes down to two things: land and financing. Farm advocate Benny Bunting breaks down why banks find it easier to cut one deal with a large operator than to work with ten family farms, and what gets lost from communities when that human side of agriculture disappears.

Washington farmer Anne Schwartz help build a better food system through decades of work — her Blue Heron Farm in Skagit County is famed for everything from berries to the sweetest, snappiest Skagit Valley carrots.

Learn how to make a difference in our farm and food system! Check out 10 ways you can support family farm agriculture. farmaid.org/10ways

Industrial agriculture does not serve family farmers, our economies or public well-being. Instead, we continue to see the negative impacts of unchecked market power and the loss of family farmers from the land.

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"Court Restores $127M in Illegally Canceled Grants from USDA's Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program

24 grantees win preliminary injunction restoring critical support for a fairer food system"
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The roadmap initially established a goal of allocating 25% of funds in 2022, followed by 40% of funds in 2024, to those small and mid-sized farmers historically left out of opportunities in the food system.
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Last year, 100% of grant funding went to these prioritized farmers, up from 84% in 2022.