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Enact H.R.40
The history of U.S. agriculture is inseparable from the history of racism. For African-American communities, lack of access to land ownership—beginning with the counteraction of a policy to provide land to freed slaves after Emancipation—led to legacies of sharecropping and tenant farming that prevented these farmers from building equity in property. Despite this, many Black…
Read MoreFinding Farmland Course – en español
Bienvenido al Finding Farmland Course de la National Young Farmers Coalition, una ventanilla única para guiarle a través de las decisiones financieras relacionadas con el acceso a las tierras agrícolas. Esperamos que cada participante llegue a este curso con su propia colección única de conocimientos y habilidades, lo animamos a saltar entre las lecciones para…
Read More2019 California Young Farmers Report
This 2019 report from the National Young Farmers Coalition highlights the challenges young farmers face in California and outlines recommended policy changes. California farmers power the largest agricultural economy in the United States—an extensive, complex, and diverse industry. The scale of its importance to the nation’s food system cannot be overstated: more than a third…
Read MoreAsaud Frazier
Ella Bea’s is in its first year of operation, producing organic blueberries, sweet potatoes, collards, beans, other greens and veggies as well as herbs and hemp. The farm occupies more than 150 acres in Alabama where, in 1884, Asaud’s great-great-uncle Ottaway Bridges inherited property from his father. Ottaway purchased additional nearby land, building up to…
Read MoreFarmland Protection Program Reform – State & Local
Background Farmland protection should be a priority at the state level to protect and preserve the valuable natural resources that agricultural communities and economies rely on. Farmland is currently being threatened by residential and other development projects. Once farmland transitions to another use, it rarely goes back. State level assistance is required to ensure farmland…
Read MoreFinding Farmland Calculator
The Finding Farmland Calculator is a unique mortgage calculator designed to teach farmers about their financing options and creditworthiness when buying farmland. Build one or more purchase scenarios, then compare the total costs, monthly payments, and your scores on several financial ratios. Download the results to have on hand when meeting with a loan officer….
Read MoreDownload the Policy Report
Finding secure access to land is the number one barrier preventing a generation of growers from entering the field. Land is also at the root of racial equity, food sovereignty, economic prosperity, public health, and the climate crisis. Read our report, Land Policy: Towards a More Equitable Farming Future, to explore the issue, see policy solutions, and take action.
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