Farm Bill season is ramping up as the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hold their second field hearing for the 2023 Farm Bill. The committee began their field hearings in Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow’s home state of
Are you interested in having a seat at the table and giving your input on producer appeals, conservation programs, and/or disaster assistance? Do you want to have the power to hire the Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Executive Director who
This morning, the National Young Farmers’s Coalition’s One Million Acres for the Future campaign was featured in the New York Times. The article, “How ‘Fairy Tale’ Farms Are Ruining Hudson Valley Agriculture,” illustrates how “A rush of wealthy urbanites seeking
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
When Congress goes on recess each spring, legislators tend to leave Washington, D.C. and head back to their home districts for District Work Periods, or “in-districts.” In April, thirty-nine farmers held thirty-two in-district meetings with legislators across the country to
Request for Proposals Executive Search Firm to Recruit the next Executive Director(s) of the National Young Farmers Coalition Released: May 16, 2022 Proposals due: 5:00pm PST May 27, 2022 The National Young Farmers Coalition (“Young Farmers”) is seeking proposals from
This is the second installment in a blog series featuring the winners of our 2022 Muck Boot Chapter Capacity Grant program. The grant program awarded five Young Farmers chapters with $5,000 to compensate their organizing efforts or to cover expenses
The next farm bill will be signed into law in 2023, and the Coalition’s farmers and staff are already busy advocating for the priorities of young and BIPOC farmers. On Friday, April 29, our Michigan Organizer, Payge Lindow, alongside Land
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
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