Office of Small Farms Establishment Act of 2026
Introduced Feb 12, 2026 by Rep. Marilyn Strickland
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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.
Among other things, the activities of the office related to small farms, ranches, and forest operations must include
coordinating USDA efforts to improve support for these operators;
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
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