Young Farmers’ Comments on the USDA’s Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program
On October 24, 2022, Immigration and Labor Coordinator Yahaira Cáceres submitted comments to the federal register on the USDA’s Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program on behalf of the National Young Farmers Coalition. *** The National Young Farmers Coalition (Young Farmers) appreciates the opportunity to provide written comments on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s […]
Young Farmers Celebrates National Immigrant Heritage Month this June
Since 2014, June has been recognized as National Immigrant Heritage Month, a time to celebrate our immigrant community members and their contributions to our country. At the National Young Farmers Coalition (Young Farmers), we recognize the valuable and essential contributions immigrant workers make to our food system. Immigrants have traveled to this country since its […]
May Day Solidarity in the Fields: A Brighter Farmworker Future

My name is Yahaira Caceres, the Immigration and Labor Policy Coordinator at the National Young Farmers Coalition (Young Farmers). As May Day rolls around, I am thinking about how we can advocate for workers’ rights as an organization and show up in solidarity with farmworkers. I thought this blog post would be the perfect opportunity […]