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This month at PCFMA we welcomed two new farmers to our Board of Directors: Silvia Prevedelli of Prevedelli Farms in Watsonville and Ying Moua of Yia Moua Farm in Merced. They joined eight other Board members including three who were present at PCFMA’s founding 30 years ago: Mike Billigmeier of B...
Every five years the US Congress debates the Farm Bill – an enormous piece of legislation that sets federal policy for a vast array of agriculture-related issues: nutrition benefits for low income families through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) program and the Senior Farmers Market...
I recently had the opportunity to chat with a group of farmers about marketing and advertising. All of the farmers sell their products in farmers’ markets – markets operated by PCFMA as well as markets operated by others – and also sell through other methods including farm stands, restaurants, and...
When the Trump administration first released its budget proposal for the 2018-2019 federal fiscal year, I instantly thought that I should use this space to share information about the proposal and its potentially devastating effects with my colleagues and allies. At that moment I couldn’t imagine...