Dear Young Farmer Advocates, Through policy advocacy and working with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff at the national level, Young Farmers staff, members, and partners have been pushing hard to make sure that USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)
All farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers face stress related to their occupations. However, African American farmers have additional sources of stress not faced by other agricultural producers. Some of the main topics for this webinar include: A brief summary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jessica Manly, Communications Director, National Young Farmers Coalition press@youngfarmers.org, 518-643-3564 x 722 Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2021) – Yesterday, the National Young Farmers Coalition released a new resource for professionals in the food and agriculture sector,
This post originally appeared in the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)’s blog. NSAC is an alliance of grassroots organizations that advocates for federal policy reform to advance the sustainability of agriculture, food systems, natural resources, and rural communities. Photo Credit: Stella
This blog post is the second in a series of three sneak peeks we will share in advance of the release of our 2020 Accountability Report. If you missed our first sneak peek on our compensation guidelines, please check it
This blog post is the first in a series of three sneak peeks we will share in advance of the release of our 2020 Accountability Report in April 2021. Please be on the lookout for our next excerpt, also from
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lytisha Wyatt, National Young Farmers Coalition lytisha@youngfarmers.org, 518-643-3564 ext. 725 Washington, D.C. (March 3, 2021) – As Congress moves forward with the next Coronavirus relief package, the National Young Farmers Coalition has endorsed The Emergency Relief
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jessica Manly, National Young Farmers Coalition press@youngfarmers.org, 518-643-3564 ext. 722 Washington, D.C. (February 23, 2021) – The National Young Farmers Coalition sent a letter congratulating Secretary Vilsack on his confirmation to the position of Secretary of Agriculture, and looks forward
On Thursday, November 19th, Senators Booker and Warren, with cosponsor Senator Gillibrand, released the Justice for Black Farmers Act. This sweeping bill has endorsements from the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, the National Black Food and Justice Alliance, Rural Coalition, Soul
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