CDFA advisory committees press for equity, transparency and new definitions for small-scale farms The BIPOC and Small Scale Producer advisory committees urged CDFA and the state board to improve block-grant accountability, payment timelines, language access, and to adopt a California-specific definition of "small scale" farms along with an emergency definition to guide relief efforts.

California's advisory committees are demanding equity and transparency in agricultural funding, urging a redefined approach to support small-scale and BIPOC producers.

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Small, diversified farms and nurseries seek alternative compliance paths and tailored A–R guidance Multiple technical‑assistance providers, farmers and trade groups warned the panel that small diversified farms and nursery operations face disproportionate burdens under current A–R reporting rules and asked for alternative compliance pathways, field‑ or farm‑level reporting options and nursery‑specific coefficients or best‑practice guidance.

Small, diversified farms and nurseries in California are calling for tailored A-R reporting solutions to ease their burdens and promote equity in agriculture.

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Vermont Everytown Project aims to enhance land access for people of color Vermont initiatives aim to promote land equity for people of color in agriculture and ownership.

Vermont is taking bold steps towards land equity with two groundbreaking initiatives aimed at empowering marginalized communities in agriculture and ownership.

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