The National Young Farmers' Coalition is by and for young and beginning farmers in the United States.

Latest

092

April Farmer Mixer Roundup

Though the Farm Bill has been front-and-center as of late, the farmers of NYFC are not forgetting to have a good time! April was full of young farmer mixers, from Fort Collins to Albuquerque, Texas to Rhode Island. In Fort Collins, farmers from Colorado’s Front Range celebrated their second mixer potluck-style, packing the Empire Grange [...]

2013_5-farm-bill-committee-markup-house

This week the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are working on the 2013 Farm Bill!

Things are really picking up with the new Farm Bill.  After the painful slowness of last year, it’s surprising to see Congress actually building real momentum into writing the new five-year bill.  Here is the latest news from Washington: Last week, the House and Senate Agriculture Committees released draft farm bills.  Now, members of the [...]

292

Farmers moving beyond water wars

In farming, we know nothing is truly separate. The health of the land, our bodies, and the economic health of our operations are all intimately tied. To be profitable and sustainable farmers, we must care for the whole system: how we use our water is just as important as how we build our soil. Across [...]

Oneida Nation Farms VAPG

Value-Added Producer Grants Announced for 2013

Earlier this month, the USDA announced the recipients of the 2013 Value-Added Producer Grants program.  The total amount of grants dispersed, going to 110 agricultural producers, totals over $16 million. This funding is designed to stimulate the creation or development of value-added producer-owned businesses in areas that would benefits from such an institution but require [...]