Young Farmer News, Friday, November 12
In North Dakota, more big farms and fewer young farmers. Kenya wants to make farming cool. If you live in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, are in high school and want a $500 scholarship, get writing. Peter Naccarato asks gov’t to blame subsidies before eating habits Conservation programs on the block in the next farm bill? […]
Young Farmer News, Friday, November 12
In North Dakota, more big farms and fewer young farmers. Kenya wants to make farming cool. If you live in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, are in high school and want a $500 scholarship, get writing. Peter Naccarato asks gov’t to blame subsidies before eating habits Conservation programs on the block in the next farm bill? […]
Young Farmers FY 2022 Appropriations Priorities
The National Young Farmers Coalition (“Young Farmers”) unites young farmers and ranchers to ensure a bright and equitable future for U.S. agriculture, and works with policymakers to address the most critical systemic barriers preventing motivated young people and people of color from building successful farming careers. Congress and the USDA have made important investments in […]
EDF Report: How on-farm conservation can generate financial value
Press release and report originally published in September 2018 by Maggie Monast, Senior Manager, Economic Incentives – Agricultural Sustainability, the Environmental Defense Fund Conservation can deliver measurable economic value to farmers and their financial partners, according to a new report from EDF and K·Coe Isom AgKnowledge – Farm finance and conservation: How stewardship generates value for […]
“Water is Scarce, Water is Rare”
“If we don’t start doing things differently, there won’t be agriculture to pass down.” Climate change is a hot-button political issue, but in the Western U.S., no one can deny that the drought and above average temperatures are real. Mike Nolan, a young farmer in Mancos, Colorado, gives an insider perspective on farming in extreme […]
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 […]
RELEASE: New York Legislature Approves Working Farm Protection Act—Broad Coalition Calls on Governor to Enact the Bill and Help Protect
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate Bittman | View full release and contacts New York Legislature Approves Working Farm Protection Act—Broad Coalition Calls on Governor to Enact the Bill and Help Protect #FARMLANDFORFARMERS Bill A.10301-B, S.8362-A would strengthen New York’s farmland protection program by funding conservation easements that protect the affordability of land for farmers. Albany, […]
Senate Farm Bill Committee Draft Reflects Young Farmer Needs
Senate introduces farm bill draft with the Young Farmer Agenda in mind
On Friday afternoon, the Senate Agriculture Committee released its long-awaited draft of the 2018 Farm Bill. In stark contrast to the hyper-partisan approach of their House counterparts, Senate Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) offered a bipartisan alternative, the product of months of negotiations and consensus-building. The result is a bill that, despite a challenging fiscal and political climate, contains significant wins for young farmers and ranchers.
With West in Drought, House Farm Bill Cuts Conservation, Funds Land Access
Wedged in between White House scandals and Beychella, the House Agriculture Committee released their draft of the 2018 Farm Bill.
As NYFC outlined in our initial analysis of the bill, there is some good news for young farmers. Programs that support the next generation, like the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP), are reauthorized, and funding for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), a critical tool for protecting farmland for future generations, is restored to $500 million.
News from the West
The end of summer brought both bounty and hardship to Western farmers and ranchers. From hurricanes to fire, flood to drought, many have struggled with serious impacts to both their operations and their communities. But as farmers do, you are rebuilding, pitching in, and standing together. Times like these remind us how important it is […]