To become an NFFC member, an organization must be a grassroots group working on behalf of family farmers, ranchers, and/or fishers.

All member organizations must pay annual dues, set at 0.5 percent of the group’s annual budget, with a minimum of $250 and maximum of $1,000.

To apply for membership, please contact using the form below and we’ll follow up with you. We formally vote on admission of new members at our winter board meetings.

For more information or questions, email us at nffc@nffc.net or call (202) 543-5675.

Benefits of Membership

Network:

Collaborate with grassroots rural organizations across 40 states

Learn:

Tap into successful campaigns from other member groups and gainideas and support for your own issues.

Influence:

Help to shape NFFC’s national policy agenda and strategies.

Speak:

Respond to our regular requests for farmers to share stories with the media.

We support participation of a representative from each member organization to attend NFFC’s member meetings, which are held twice a year in late summer and mid-winter. We also organize annual fly-ins to Washington, DC, to speak with your elected representatives in Congress. Between in-person meetings, members stay in touch through a listserv and stay up-to-date with a weekly members-only newsletter and members-only website content.