Reps. Nikki Budzinski (D-Ill.), Zachary Nunn (R-Iowa), and Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced the New Producer Economic Security Act (H.R.2536/S.1237) to improve new farmers’ access to land, financing, and markets. For more policy solutions to the barriers faced by beginning farmers, check out EESI’s article, “Growing Career Opportunities for Young People in Agriculture.”
