With West in Drought, House Farm Bill Cuts Conservation, Funds Land Access
Wedged in between White House scandals and Beychella, the House Agriculture Committee released their draft of the 2018 Farm Bill. As NYFC outlined in our initial analysis of the bill, there is some...
View ArticleHouse farm bill makes key land access investments, but misses big opportunities
NYFC policy staff continues to dig into the House farm bill, H.R. 2. Read our previous posts on the overall analysis of the bill, as well as its potential impact for young farmers in the West. Across...
View ArticleYoung Farmer News, Friday, November 12
In North Dakota, more big farms and fewer young farmers. Kenya wants to make farming cool. If you live in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, are in high school and want a $500 scholarship, get writing....
View ArticleRELEASE: YOUNG FARMERS READY FOR NEW USDA MICROLOANS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2012 YOUNG FARMERS READY FOR NEW USDA MICROLOANS TIVOLI, NY — The National Young Farmer’s Coalition (NYFC) applauds the USDA’s announcement today that the agency will...
View ArticlePRESS ADVISORY: National Day of Action to Save Local Farms will bring...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 18th, 2013 National Day of Action to Save Local Farms will bring together farmers, consumers to change proposed FDA food safety rules that threaten farm viability...
View ArticleRELEASE: NATIONAL YOUNG FARMERS COALITION CONGRATULATES GOVERNOR SONNY PERDUE...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 19, 2017 CONTACT: Andrew Bahrenburg | View full release and contacts NATIONAL YOUNG FARMERS COALITION CONGRATULATES GOVERNOR SONNY PERDUE ON BEING NAMED SECRETARY OF...
View ArticleRELEASE: New series of short films and blog posts profile young, innovative...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 3, 2017 CONTACT: Sue McGovern | View full release and contacts New series of short films and blog posts profile young, innovative grain farmers America’s increasing demand...
View ArticleRELEASE: National Young Farmers Coalition Executive Director Lindsey Lusher...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sue McGovern | View full release and contacts National Young Farmers Coalition Executive Director Lindsey Lusher Shute presents testimony urging Congress to strengthen...
View ArticleRELEASE: National Young Farmers Coalition to testify before new Colorado...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Kate Greenberg | View full release and contacts National Young Farmers Coalition to testify before new Colorado Young and Beginning Farmer Interim Study Committee Will...
View ArticleRELEASE: Young Farmers Gain Momentum with Introduction of Two Bipartisan Bills
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sue McGovern | View full release and contacts Young Farmers Gain Momentum with Introduction of Two Bipartisan Bills National Young Farmers Coalition prepares farmers to...
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With West in Drought, House Farm Bill Cuts Conservation, Funds Land Access
Wedged in between White House scandals and Beychella, the House Agriculture Committee released their draft of the 2018 Farm Bill. As NYFC outlined in our initial analysis of the bill, there is some...
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House farm bill makes key land access investments, but misses big opportunities
NYFC policy staff continues to dig into the House farm bill, H.R. 2. Read our previous posts on the overall analysis of the bill, as well as its potential impact for young farmers in the West. Across...
View Article“Water is Scarce, Water is Rare”
“If we don’t start doing things differently, there won’t be agriculture to pass down.” Climate change is a hot-button political issue, but in the Western U.S., no one can deny that the drought and...
View ArticleUSDA’s 2501 program provides critical support for Black farmers in Georgia:...
Organic peanut field day hosted by SAAFON Before my great grandmother, Mrs. Maggie Johnson, made her transition when I was 5 years old, she told me I was the one who would take over our family’s...
View ArticleClimate and the Future of Farming with Dr. Nathan Mueller
Can farmers save the planet? We all know that the weather impacts agriculture, but farmers are also changing the weather. Dr. Nathan Mueller, head of the Mueller Lab and Assistant Professor of Earth...
View ArticleShare your story to help pass a farm bill for young farmers!
We are really down to the wire. September 30th is the farm bill expiration date, and unless Congress passes a final version of the bill, many of the programs young farmers rely on may lose funding....
View ArticleThe 2018 Global Action Climate Summit: we can’t solve climate change unless...
A summary of the Global Action Climate Summit by Kate Greenberg, Western Program Director Rukka Sombolinggi, Secretary General of Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN), an organization of indigenous...
View ArticleFacing Disaster, Head-On
Hurricane Florence has caused an estimated $1 billion in damages to farms in the Carolinas, and the destruction continues. The storm has caused an estimated $1 billion in damages to area farms. Lindsey...
View Article“How did so many pigs end up in a floodplain?”
Hurricane Florence has been a disaster on many levels, leaving economic, social, and environmental destruction in its path across the Carolinas. In North Carolina, a locus of global pork production,...
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