Under the terms of the program, farmers sign contracts for up to a decade or more.
Under the federal program, farmers can buy insurance that covers poor yields, declines in prices or both.
Under the federal crop insurance program, farmers can buy insurance that covers poor yields, declines in revenue or both.
Under the federal crop insurance program, farmers can buy insurance policies that cover poor yields, declines in prices or both.
Under the program, farmers are paid the difference between what their farms are worth as open fields and what they would be worth as developed land.
Under the farm composting program, farmers lease property to Long Island Compost, which then creates and maintains huge compost piles, known as windrows.
As part of the program, farmers will learn how to minimize this risk by choosing plants that pests don't like.
Under a voluntary program, farmers could, for example, get help setting up composting operations to reduce the amount of manure spread on fields, a practice that can pollute groundwater.
Under the H-2A program, farmers can bring in temporary workers after demonstrating that American workers are not interested in the jobs and after going through a lengthy application process.
The superstore chain came under fire last year when it expanded its organic program; farmers questioned whether the food labeled "organic" in Wal-Mart stores would truly be organic.
