Farm Business and Market Place

Farm Business and Market Place

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Government Programs - United States

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)

Information for a wide variety of commodities and markets. Includes price information. Also includes link to the National Ogranic Program (NOP), and farmers markets.

http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/

Economic Research Service (ERS)

Economic information and research.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/

Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA)

National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Program. Information on compliance and regulations for the agricultural community.

http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/agctr.html

Family and Small Farms Program

Information for small and family farmers, including links to publications.

http://nifa.usda.gov/program/family-small-farms-programs

Farm Service Agency (FSA) - Information in English / Información en Español

Information on farm loan, crop insurance and disaster assistance programs is found at this website.

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/

Food and Drug Administration – Food Safety Program

Includes information related to fresh fruits and vegetables.

http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/default.htm

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Farmer's Tax Forms

Publication 225

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p225.pdf

http://www.irs.gov/Spanish

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - General Information

Federal tax information and compliance.

http://www.irs.gov/

http://www.irs.gov/Spanish

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) -Farmer's Tax Guide

This publication explains how the federal tax laws apply to farming. You are in the business of farming if you cultivate, operate, or manage a farm for profit, either as owner or tenant.

https://www.irs.gov/uac/About-Publication-225

http://www.irs.gov/Spanish

Know Your Farmer Know Your Food Initiative (KYF)

USDA initiative to strengthen local and regional food systems.

http://www.usda.gov/knowyourfarmer

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

Statistical information on various aspects of US agriculture. Includes California.

http://www.nass.usda.gov/

National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) / National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)

http://attra.ncat.org/

http://attra.ncat.org/espanol/

Natural Resources Conservation Service Programs (NRCS)

Provides technical information and assistance for various conservation programs. Applications for cost share programs are also found here.

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/

North American Direct Marketing Association

(Partnership with USDA)

http://www.farmersinspired.com/

Risk Management Agency (RMA)

Provides information on risk and management, including crop insurance.

http://www.rma.usda.gov/

Rural Development

Links to publications on cooperatives and development.

http://www.rd.usda.gov/publications

http://www.rd.usda.gov/related-links/en-espanol

Small Business Administration (SBA).

Link to learning center, with online trainings and videos.

http://www.sba.gov/tools/sba-learning-center

Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)

Information on local centers and services.

https://www.sba.gov/tools/local-assistance/sbdc

Start2Farm Program

Website is designed specially for those thinking about and new to farming.

https://newfarmers.usda.gov/

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)

Research information as well as information on grants for agricultural producers to conduct research, marketing and demonstration projects is also available.

http://www.sare.org/

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