Outside investment in farmland continues to increase, but some economists and many farmers worry deep pockets are pushing prices above what the land is worth.
Burdened with relatively higher operating costs than the largest meat processors, small meatpacking plants are struggling to survive — even with $1 billion in federal grants available to them.
This month, the Biden administration finalized new rules related to the Packers and Stockyards Act, which regulates competition in the meat and poultry industries.
Paycheck Protection Program loans accounted for about 13% of total federal payments to farmers as they dealt with issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a history of discrimination. Legislators are pressing it to release more data that could show what progress it’s making.
