Reports and Related USDA Initiatives

Making a Difference for America's
Small Farmers and Ranchers in the 21st Century

Reports

Assisting America's Small Farmers and Ranchers in the 21st Century - 2nd small farms progress report.
Building on A Time to Act - a report by the USDA Advisory Committee on Small Farms.
Information for Small Farmers and Ranchers - a booklet listing the USDA agencies that provide support or administer programs for small farmers and ranchers.
Meeting the Challenge of A Time To Act: USDA Progress and Achievements Report on Small Farms - the 1st small farms progress and achievements report published by the USDA Small Farms Coordinators.
Making Changes: Turning Local Visions Into National Solutions - a report that details the recommendations generated by participants in a five-year Agriculture Policy Project of the Henry A. Wallace Center for Agricultural & Environmental Policy at Winrock International.
Bison: A Promising Small Business Adventure is a special report written by Shirley E. Brown who is an Executive Assistant for USDA's Office of the Chief Economist.
Effects of Federal Tax Policy on Agriculture - A report by the Economic Research Service (ERS) that analyzes the effects of the current Federal tax code on farming.
USDA Small Farms Database: A detailed report of the action plans developed by the Department in response to 146 recommendations submitted in the National Commission on Small Farms report, A Time to Act.
A Time To Act home page which summarizes a report by the USDA National Commission on Small Farms. Released in January 1998 - [PDF Version of the report]
Civil Rights Action Team (CRAT) Report.

Policy/Regulations

National Commission on Small Farms Charter - Departmental Regulation No. 1043-43.
USDA Advisory Committee on Small Farms Charter - Departmental Regulation No. 1043-46.
USDA Advisory Committee Members
USDA Small Farms Policy - Departmental Regulation No. 9700-1.

Background Information

USDA Advisory Committee on Small Farms.
Notice of Intent To Establish an Advisory Committee on Small Farms and Solicit Nominations for the Committee. Posted in the Federal Register on June 10, 1999.
President's Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD)