RELEASE: Young Farmers launches One Million Acres campaign to ask Congress to invest in equitable access to land in the 2023 Farm Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lytisha Wyatt, National Young Farmers Coalition press@youngfarmers.org Washington, D.C. (November 16, 2021) – The National Young Farmers Coalition (Young Farmers) is launching the One Million Acres campaign today to ask Congress to invest in equitable land
RELEASE: National Young Farmers Coalition Urges Congress to Vote on the Reconciliation Package
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lytisha Wyatt, National Young Farmers Coalition press@youngfarmers.org Washington, D.C. (November 2nd, 2021) – Last week, Congress shared language from the proposed budget reconciliation bill, which, if passed, would provide novel investments for young farmers to serve
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