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Office of Small Farms Establishment Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1809| Senate 
| Updated: 6/6/2023
Cory A. Booker

Cory A. Booker

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (2)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Office of Small Farms Establishment Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Office of Small Farms within the farm production and conservation mission area. The office must coordinate, review, and implement various programs and activities related to small farms, ranches, and forest operations. Under the bill, a small farm, ranch, or forest operation (1) is less than 180 acres or meets another USDA-determined, acreage-based definition of small; and (2) has an annual gross cash farm income of less than $350,000. Activities of the office related to small farms, ranches, and forest operations must include coordinating USDA efforts to improve support for these operators; reviewing and recommending changes to USDA statutory, regulatory, and administrative provisions, guidance, and policies that disadvantage these operators; providing or coordinating technical assistance for these operators for USDA grant, cost-share, and loan programs; and providing grants of not more than $25,000 to these operators directly or through cooperative agreements with other entities for areas including equipment and infrastructure repairs and upgrades, uninsured losses, business planning, and conservation practice adoption.
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Timeline
Jun 6, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3877
Introduced in House
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 6, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • June 6, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3877
    Introduced in House


  • June 6, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 6, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3877: Office of Small Farms Establishment Act of 2023

Office of Small Farms Establishment Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1809| Senate 
| Updated: 6/6/2023
Office of Small Farms Establishment Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Office of Small Farms within the farm production and conservation mission area. The office must coordinate, review, and implement various programs and activities related to small farms, ranches, and forest operations. Under the bill, a small farm, ranch, or forest operation (1) is less than 180 acres or meets another USDA-determined, acreage-based definition of small; and (2) has an annual gross cash farm income of less than $350,000. Activities of the office related to small farms, ranches, and forest operations must include coordinating USDA efforts to improve support for these operators; reviewing and recommending changes to USDA statutory, regulatory, and administrative provisions, guidance, and policies that disadvantage these operators; providing or coordinating technical assistance for these operators for USDA grant, cost-share, and loan programs; and providing grants of not more than $25,000 to these operators directly or through cooperative agreements with other entities for areas including equipment and infrastructure repairs and upgrades, uninsured losses, business planning, and conservation practice adoption.
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Timeline
Jun 6, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3877
Introduced in House
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 6, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • June 6, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3877
    Introduced in House


  • June 6, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 6, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Cory A. Booker

Cory A. Booker

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (2)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3877: Office of Small Farms Establishment Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted