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  • RELEASE: The National Young Farmers Coalition endorses the Agriculture Resilience Act and its farmer-focused path to a climate resilient future for agriculture

    lytisha@youngfarmers.org

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:​ Jessica Manly, National Young Farmers Coalition press@youngfarmers.org , 518-643-3564 ext. 722 Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2023) Today, Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) in Congress, which outlines a farmer-focused, research-driven path to net-zero agriculture. The National Young Farmers Coalition (Young Farmers) is […]

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  • The Largest Young Farmer Fly-In in History Calls for a 2023 Farm Bill that Equitably Invests in the Next Generation in Agriculture

    lytisha@youngfarmers.org

    Young and BIPOC farmers need land access NOW. Across the country, land prices are soaring, putting land access out of reach for many young farmers. As a result, many young and BIPOC farmers are leaving agriculture. That is why we launched our One Million Acres for the Future campaign and brought over 100 farmer leaders […]

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  • Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing on 2023 Farm Bill Conservation and Forestry Programs

    lytisha@youngfarmers.org

    In early March, we submitted a letter for the record for a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on 2023 Farm Bill conservation and forestry programs. As climate change continues to be an increasing and persistent threat to agriculture, farm bill conservation programs are tools that can assist farmers in conservation and building climate resiliency. According to […]

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  • As SCOTUS hears arguments on student loan debt relief, Young Farmers weighs in

    lytisha@youngfarmers.org

    As the Supreme Court of the United States hears cases made for and against the Biden Administration’s student debt cancellation program, many of the farmers in our network are anxiously awaiting the relief that they have been promised. Farmers want to be able to get on with the yearly budgeting and planning processes that will […]

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  • CELEBRATING ONE YEAR OF YOUNG FARMERS’ ONE MILLION ACRES FOR THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN

    Evan Flom

    Since launching our One Million Acres for the Future campaign in November 2021 with the support of Chipotle, the Young Farmers’ team has been working hard to build power for our farmer leaders and to change federal policy—and we have started to see this work pay off! After a year of organizing and advocating for policy change […]

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  • Celebrating our rapid response to the USDA Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program

    tabetha@youngfarmers.org

    USDA’s Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program was a historic funding opportunity for community-led land access initiatives across the country. The National Young Farmers Coalition mobilized a rapid response effort to ensure organizations working on land access, particularly BIPOC-led and low-resource, knew about the funding opportunity and had support to apply. Between mid-September and […]

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  • Digging into the Inflation Reduction Act and its impacts on the future of farming

    Evan Flom

    On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. This $750 billion, once-in-a-generation bill makes critical investments in climate action and conservation, lowers healthcare costs, and amends the tax code. This is the largest single investment Congress has ever made in climate legislation!  While we don’t yet know the full […]

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  • Chapter Capacity Grant Feature: Bay Area Young Farmers Chapter

    Evan Flom

    This is the fifth and final installment in a blog series featuring the winners of our 2022 Muck Boot Chapter Capacity Grant Program. The grant program awarded five Young Farmers chapters with $5,000 to compensate their organizing efforts or to cover expenses for a specific project, such as COVID-19 response efforts, racial equity trainings, or […]

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  • Young Farmers Play Key Role in the Future of Water

    Evan Flom

    This is the first installment in a blog series featuring young farmers on the frontlines of climate justice and water stewardship.  The water campaign will be hosting a new blog every few months. Stay tuned for the next! Selwyn Justice–a 33 year old father, operator of Justice Brothers Ranch, and proud political advocate–is on the frontlines […]

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  • Student Debt Relief Is Worth It to Young Farmers

    lytisha@youngfarmers.org

    As the political and legal battle heats up over student loan forgiveness, 22 million applicants for the Federal Student Loan Debt Relief program await relief in the nine weeks before the student loan payment pause is due to expire. Last Friday, October 21st, a federal appeals court put a temporary hold on President Biden’s student […]

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