Director, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (1) Related to Advocacy and Outreach: (i) Ensure that small farms and ranches, beginning farmers or ranchers, and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers have access to, and equitable participation in, programs and services of the Department pursuant to section 226B(c) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6934(c)). (ii) Oversee the Advisory Committee for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. (iii) Oversee the operations of the Office of Small Farms Coordination. (iv) Administer section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279), as amended, except for the beginning farmer and rancher development program in subsection (d) and authorities related to the Census of Agriculture and economic studies in subsection (j) of that section. (v) Oversee the Minority Farmer Advisory Committee pursuant to section 14008 of FCEA (7 U.S.C. 2279 note). (vi) Administer the low-income migrant and seasonal farmworker grants program under section 2281 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5177a). (vii) Consult with appropriate entities regarding integration of farmworker interests into Department programs, including assisting farmworkers in becoming agricultural producers or landowners, and research, program improvements, and agricultural education opportunities for low-income and migrant seasonal farmworkers. (viii) Administer the grants program under section 14204 of FCEA (7 U.S.C. 2008q-1)

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 2.38