HEINRICH, LUJAN, BENNET, COLLEAGUES REINTRODUCE BILL TO HELP SMALL FARMS ACCESS FEDERAL SUPPORT

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and nine Senate colleagues reintroduced legislation that will help small farms access federal conservation programs delivered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

"Small farms are the backbone of our rural communities, but they often struggle to compete with big farms in accessing important USDA conservation funding. We need to do all that we can to ensure that smal...