Publications

Annual Reports | Farm Bill | Conservation | Local and Regional Food Systems | Food Safety | Other Documents

Featured Publications

: Assessing Farm Bill Conservation Programs at the County-Level in the states of the Delaware River Watershed: Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania - Online Version

(Summer 2022)

: 2023 Farm Bill Platform - Online Version

(November 2022)

: Cultivando Oportunidades 2022 - Online Version

(October 2002)

: NSAC ISSUE BRIEF: An Economic Analysis of Payment Caps on Crop Insurance Subsidies - Online Version

(October 2022)

: Growing Opportunity: A Guide to USDA Sustainable Farming Programs - Online Version

(March 2022)

: Farmers’ Guide to CART: NRCS’s New Conservation Planning, Resource Assessment, and Program Application Tool. - Online Version

(November 2021)

: NSAC ISSUE BRIEF: Financing Options for Local/Regional Meat Processing Infrastructure - Online Version

(August 2021)

: CLIMATE SOLUTIONS FOR FARMERS: Invest in Proven Federal Programs, Not Carbon Markets - Online Version

(April 2021)

: An Evaluation of the Farmers to Families Food Box Progam - Online Version

(February 2021)

: Farmers' Guide to Applying for the Value-Added Producer Grant Program - Online Version

(March 2022)

: Grassroots Guide to Federal Farm and Food Programs - Online Version

Check out our brand-new, fully updated, all-digital Grassroots Guide to Federal Farm and Food Programs!

: Agriculture and Climate Change: Policy Imperatives and Opportunities to Help Producers Meet the Challenge - Online Version

(November 2019)

: Presidential Transition Briefing Papers: Food and Agriculture Priorities for Administrative Action - Online Version

(December 2020)

: Report on United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service: Guidance and Outreach to Small and Very Small Meat Processing - Online Version

(December 2020)

: Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities - Online Version

(September 2020)

Annual Reports

Farm Bill

: An Agenda for the 2018 Farm Bill - Online Version

(October 2017)

: Building Healthy Communities - Online Version

(May 2019)

Conservation

: Farmers' Guide to the Conservation Stewardship Program - Online Version

(updated November 2020)

: Impact of 2018 Farm Bill Provisions on Soil Health - Online Version

(September 2019)

: Assessing Farm Bill Conservation Programs at the County-Level in the States of the Delaware River Watershed: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania - Online Version

(September 2018)

: Special Report: Working Lands Conservation Allocation - Online Version

(August 2018)

: Special Report: ENFORCEMENT OF CONSERVATION COMPLIANCE FOR HIGHLY ERODIBLE LANDS - Online Version

(June 2018)

: Pursuing a Unifying Message: A Natural Resources Research Perspective - Online Version

(February 2018)

: Special Report: ANALYSIS OF CSP ENROLLMENT IN FY 2017 - Online Version

(December 2017)

: Special Report: ANALYSIS OF CCRP’S RECORD BREAKING ENROLLMENT - Online Version

(February 2017)

: Organic Farmers’ Guide to the Conservation Reserve Program Field Border Buffer Initiative - Online Version

(May 2016)

: Carbon Sequestration Potential on Agricultural Lands: A Review of Current Science and Available Practices - PDF

(November 2015)

: Special Report: ANALYSIS OF CSP ENROLLMENT IN FY 2018 - Online Version

(February 2020)

Local and Regional Food Systems

: God, Country, & Groceries - Online Version

How Kansans are leveraging local/regional food economies to revitalize rural communities and strengthen family farms. (June 2018)

: Farm Storage Facility Loans Fact Sheet - Online Version

(April 2016)

: Building Healthy Communities - PDF

(January 2015)

Food Safety

: "Am I Affected?" - A Flowchart for Farmers on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - Online Version

(updated July 2018)

: FSMA Diagrama de flujo Español - Online Version

(July 2018)

: Special Report: UNDERSTANDING FDA’S FSMA RULE FOR PRODUCE FARMS - Online Version

(August 2016)

: Special Report: UNDERSTANDING FDA’S FSMA RULE FOR FOOD FACILITIES - Online Version

(August 2016)

Other Documents

: A Unifying Message: Pulling Together - Online Version

(June 2018)

: Cultivating the Next Generation: An Evaluation of the Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program - Online Version

(October 2017)

: Contracting in Agriculture: Making the Right Decision - Online Version

(January 2017)

: Cooperative Extension and Public Outreach: Advancing Agriculture and Improving Lives - Online Version

(July 2019)