The EPA again “failed in its legal duties to ensure that the pesticide would not cause unreasonable harm to farmers and farming communities as well as to the environment and hundreds of endangered species.”
NFFC, RAFI-USA, Farm Aid join 100 organizations endorsing Relief for America’s Small Farmers Act 2021
This debt relief bill is an opportunity to strengthen the farmers, particularly those in local and regional food systems, who stepped up to feed their communities in the face of COVID.
Letter to Congress endorses Relief for America’s Small Farmers Act 2021
Small family farmers are the backbone of our food system and rural economies, and need our support in this moment of unprecedented hardship.
Reflection
The work and commitment required to bring about racial equity and justice for all, including everyone in the farm-fishery-food system, was and is still our struggle.
NFFC Comments to USDA on GE Animals – May 7, 2021
GE products may prevent and treat some illnesses but we remain skeptical that they are environmentally safe, commercially fair, or ethically sound.
Letter to USTR and USDA on USMCA and Mexico
The fact that the U.S. continues to deregulate genetic engineering — in the face of evidence of harm to both workers and biodiversity from associated pesticide overuse15 does not justify imposing these policies on other countries under the guise of trade policy. While agribusiness trade groups may demand such policies (which certainly benefit global pesticide and seed companies), they do not benefit family farmers.
Justice cannot be piecemeal: a personal introduction to the NFFC
There is a false dichotomy between the interests of farmers and farmworkers: both have seen their incomes and safety decreased while processing plants, distributors, supermarkets, and food corporations disproportionately increased their utilities.
An open letter to TIAA stakeholders on claims of civil society engagement
It is especially noteworthy to us that TIAA’s illustration depicts the organizations working most closely with local communities, whose members are
most directly impacted by its land acquisitions, as being of least concern for their engagement. Governments should guarantee legitimate tenure rights in line with the Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGTs) agreed upon by the UN member states in the Committee on World Food Security, and TIAA should not undermine land rights or human rights as defined in the Guidelines.
NFFC lauds Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color and other aid in ARP
NFFC board president Jim Goodman: “We look forward to working with our congressional allies to make meaningful, long-term policy changes to correct the weaknesses in our food system, end systemic racism and create more equitable access to healthcare, education, fair wages and farm prices.”
A tribute to the late Donna Hall
Donna was a philosopher with more knowledge of dairy farmers’ problems and their potential solutions than most people would ever think about.
Corporate Farmland Ownership, Land Grabs, and the Vermont Pension Investment Committee
As a group with national and global focus, it is our goal to learn what we can in order to prevent more State pension investment committees and other actors from investing in corporate farmland.
US Farmers, Allies in Solidarity with Historic Farmer Protests
With a new administration we have a powerful opportunity to shift U.S. trade and agriculture policies to promote economic parity and environmental and racial justice.