USDA awards a seat at the table to Young Farmers on its newly formed Equity Commission’s Subcommittee on Agriculture
It is with great excitement that I announce my appointment to USDA’s Equity Commission’s Agriculture Subcommittee alongside a number of revolutionary leaders in agriculture. I’d like to extend gratitude to the National Young Farmers Coalition, Rural Coalition, HEAL Food Alliance, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Union of Concerned Scientists, and the Castanea Fellowship for their endorsement […]
Let’s honor the legacy of Juneteenth by delivering on our promise of debt relief to Black farmers
Yesterday, President Biden signed a law making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Celebrating the perceived freedom of Black people as a nation is performative without actions that require accountability to the Black farming population. On the eve of Juneteenth, we are facing a moment to act in service to Black farmers in a meaningful way. We […]
Young Farmers’ Racial Equity Transformation
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 writing to tell you a bit about myself and the equity work that’s happening behind the scenes at Young Farmers. I’m a queer, Black farmer […]