Election Day is right around the corner (November 3, 2020!), and early voting and mail in ballots are already available across the country. If we are going to build a […]
Our voices were heard! Yesterday, the USDA released the application for the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (“CFAP2”). CFAP2 directly reflects the asks we made of Congress and […]
On July 10th, the USDA’s Office of Partnerships and Public Relations (OPPE) released the request for applications for the Centers of Community Prosperity Grant. This initiative is funded with $2 […]
The USDA’s Office of Partnerships and Public Relations (OPPE) just announced a call for proposals for the “Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and […]
Last week, the House Appropriations Committee released their draft of the Fiscal Year 2021 agriculture spending bill. The National Young Farmers Coalition is pleased to see the inclusion of many […]
Hi there! For those of you that I haven’t met yet, I’m Michelle Hughes, the Equity and Organizational Change Manager here at the National Young Farmers Coalition (Young Farmers). I’m […]
Young farmers and ranchers are at a climate crossroads: they work every day on the front lines of the climate crisis, while their stewardship of natural resources is key to […]
The USDA’s new Office for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production just launched its inaugural grants program, the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Competitive Grants Program. These grants support programs […]
Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. George Floyd. James Scurlock. David McAtee. Tony McDade. It is unacceptable that these lives, and so many others, have been taken from our communities. It is […]
Note: This post has been updated to include amendments in the House bill as passed on Friday, May 15th. On Tuesday, May 12th, House Democrats released the Health and Economic […]