WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Cory Booker issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10), Alma Adams (D-NC-12), and Jim McGovern (D-MD-02) reintroduced the bicameral Office of Small Farms Establishment Act, legislation to create a new Office of Small Farms at the US Department of Agriculture. The Office would directly serve small farms, ranches, and forest operations with grants and technical assistance and ensure that all USDA programs are designed to meet their needs.
Small acreage farms-those with fewer than 180 acres-make up 70 percent of all farms in the US and are vital to rural economic growth, food security, and local food supply chains. They also prod...