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Things that you can do today in response to the executive orders
The following is advice from consumer advocacy groups and farm advocacy groups. It should not be taken as legal advice or otherwise. It is possible that several protections around consumer financial resources will be removed in the following weeks, as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Education potentially get dismantled. Consumer advocacy…
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RELEASE: Young Farmer Leader Sedrick Rowe to Testify Before Senate Agriculture Committee on Barriers to Credit and Risk Management
Contact: Jessica Manly, Communications and Digital Advocacy Director National Young Farmers Coalition press@youngfarmers.org, 518-643-3564 x 722 Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2025) This afternoon, Sedrick Rowe, a young, Black farmer from Albany, Georgia, will testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry in a hearing titled Perspectives From the Field: Risk Management, Credit,…
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RELEASE: Young Farmers Celebrates Re-introduction of Bipartisan Legislation for Pre-Approval of Direct Farm Ownership Loans
Contact: Jessica Manly, Communications and Digital Advocacy Director National Young Farmers Coalition press@youngfarmers.org, 518-643-3564 x 722 Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2025) Today, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), John Hoeven (R-ND), and Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the bipartisan Farm Ownership Improvement Act, S. 910 in the Senate. If enacted, the bill would make loan programs work…
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RELEASE: National Young Farmers Coalition reacts to House budget and proposed cuts to agriculture and SNAP
Contact: Jessica Manly, Communications and Digital Advocacy Director National Young Farmers Coalition press@youngfarmers.org, 518-643-3564 x 722 (Washington, D.C., February 28, 2025) Yesterday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget resolution (217-215) that advances President Trump’s legislative agenda while imposing devastating spending cuts, including at least $230 billion from the Agriculture Committee’s jurisdiction. These cuts are…
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February Federal Policy Updates
On January 20, 2025, the president issued Executive Order 13985, which placed all federal employees deemed to work on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-related programs on administrative leave, including USDA’s Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, which houses Section 2501 (Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program). And the next…
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Young Farmers 2025 Board of Directors Applications are Open!
Are you interested in helping Young Farmers achieve our mission and vision? The National Young Farmers Coalition (Young Farmers) is seeking new members for our majority-farmer, majority-BIPOC Board of Directors. Successful members will align with and uphold our Theory of Change, including our values for a just and inclusive farming future. The duty of the…
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Young Farmers’ Analysis of the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024
12/20/24 UPDATE: Congress finally approved a spending bill that included $21 billion in disaster assistance and $10 billion in market relief for farmers, and a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill. 12/19/24 UPDATE: It is being reported that the bipartisan funding bill has fallen through, creating a major hurdle to reaching 12/20/24 deadline to pass a…
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What a new government spending deal means for young farmers and the next farm bill
12/19/24 UPDATE: It is being reported that the bipartisan funding bill has fallen through, creating a major hurdle to reaching 12/20/24 deadline to pass a spending bill. If Congress doesn’t agree on a new spending bill before Friday evening, the federal government will likely shutdown beginning on Saturday. On December 17th, House leaders shared that they have…
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RELEASE: Chairwoman Stabenow Introduces Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Evan Flom, Campaign Communications ManagerNational Young Farmers Coalitionpress@youngfarmers.org, 518-643-3564 ext. 742 Washington, D.C. (November 25, 2024) On Monday, November 18th, U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024, S.5335, sharing a detailed vision for keeping “farmers farming,…
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Young Farmer Voices: Tianna Neal, Starlit Roots in Burke County, Georgia
In partnership with MegaFood, the Young Farmer Voices campaign aims to amplify the stories of young and Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) farmers across our network who are building a brighter and more just future for agriculture in the U.S. These are farmers working hard to address the issues of land access, climate…