Supply Chain Recovery and Resiliency: Tianna Kennedy Testifies in House Subcommittee Hearing
On June 30th, 2021, Young Farmers member Tianna Kennedy testified in front of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research about supply chain recovery and resiliency for small producers. Tianna is a farmer in upstate New York who owns
Young Farmers Joins the Young Farmers G20 Summit
As young farmer organizations, we want to take the opportunity of the G20 to share with Ministers and Secretaries of Agriculture our needs, concerns, and potential suggestions to improve the livelihood of rural communities. We need to act in order
Podcast
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Looking Back on a Decade of Young Farmers
We turn the mic on Lindsey this week for the finale episode of our first season of the Young Farmers Podcast. The National Young Farmers Coalition’s Sophie Ackoff, VP of Policy and Campaigns, and Holly Rippon-Butler, Land Access Program Director,
Hemp, CBD, and the U.S. Green Rush
Today we dive into the heady world of industrial hemp. Hemp is no longer just for Canadian cereal companies and scratchy beige t-shirts. This low-THC strain of cannabis, think of it as the well behaved fraternal twin to marijuana, is,
Campaigns
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Young Farmers FY 2022 Appropriations Priorities
The National Young Farmers Coalition (“Young Farmers”) unites young farmers and ranchers to ensure a bright and equitable future for U.S. agriculture, and works with policymakers to address the most critical systemic barriers preventing motivated young people and people of
Senate leadership introduces HEALS Act, work continues toward next COVID-19 relief bill
On Monday evening July 27th, Senate Majority Leader McConnell released an initial coronavirus relief package proposal, the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act. This $1 trillion proposal, which comes about two months after the House’s HEROES Act,
Farmer Stories & Opinion
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Young Farmers and Climate Change: Katie Funk and Jeff Hake at Funks Grove, Illinois
Farmers who produce maple syrup depend on cycles of above-freezing days and freezing nights to keep tree sap flowing. These ideal conditions typically occur during late winter or early spring in New England and the Midwest, allowing tappers to collect
Young Farmers and Climate Change: Reflections on Winter Storm Uri with Carolina Mueller
“Climate change isn’t anything new for farmers who have been working here for the past ten years,” says Carolina Mueller, a farmer who supports her partner and farm owner, Lorig Hawkins, with running Middle Ground Farm, a 30-acre certified organic
Press Releases
See MoreThe Young Farmers 2020 Accountability Report details the Coalition’s dedication to building an anti-racist future for agriculture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jessica Manly, Communications Director, National Young Farmers Coalition press@youngfarmers.org, 518-643-3564 x 722 Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2021) – Yesterday, the National Young Farmers Coalition released a new resource for professionals in the food and agriculture sector,
National Young Farmers Coalition Endorses Agriculture Resilience Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jessica Manly, National Young Farmers Coalition press@youngfarmers.org , 518-643-3564 ext. 722 Washington, D.C. (April 22, 2021) – Today, Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) in Congress, which outlines
