Take the 2018 Pennsylvania Young Farmers Survey!
Are you a young farmer in Pennsylvania? Take the NYFC 2018 PA Young Farmers Survey today! NYFC is building farmer-led change, and we want to be sure your voice is heard in shaping the policies and programs that impact you. We will use the results to create a platform to inform policy makers, technical assistance […]
Letter from a farmer: Open letter to Congressman Austin Scott (R-Ga)
The following is a letter written by NYFC member farmer, Clay Oliver, of Oliver Farm in Pitts, Georgia to U.S. Representative Austin Scott (R-Ga-08). Congress meets next week to finalize the 2018 Farm Bill, so now is the time to send a letter to your Representatives in support of programs young farmers and ranchers rely […]
RELEASE: New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo Signs Working Farm Protection Act into Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate Bittman, kateb@youngfarmers.org / 917.915.3350 New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo Signs Working Farm Protection Act into Law Bill A.10301-B, S.8362-A strengthens New York’s farmland protection program by making working farm easements permanently eligible for funding Albany, NY (August 2, 2018) – The National Young Farmers Coalition, together with its five […]
NYFC Gains Traction in New York Land Access Campaign
In New York State, NYFC has been advocating for the expanded use of working farm easements that not only protect the land, but also the farmer, by keeping land affordable and in farmer ownership. We recently had two significant successes in this effort. For the first time ever, easements that protect farmer ownership were made […]
House Farm Bill Will Cost Young Farmers, Organic, and Conservation
At long last, the House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway (R-TX) introduced his draft of the 2018 Farm Bill on Thursday. And we’ve got work to do. The bill maintains important provisions for beginning farmers, such as the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, but it would phase out programs that are critical to young […]
Mar. 19, 2018 | Farm Bill Delayed, Farmer Mental Health Legislation Moves Ahead
Farm bill delayed Last week, negotiations came to a screeching halt as farm bill politics reached a boiling point. Despite House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway’s self-imposed deadline for farm bill action this month, it appears that Members of Congress will head home for the two-week Easter Recess without releasing a draft of the bill, […]