NFFC stands with the MST and others around the globe fighting for basic human rights – access to land, seeds, water, housing, healthcare, education, and food.
Small and Local Farms Need Support in the Next COVID-19 Aid Package
Producers across the country have been hit hard from COVID-19 – Relief for America’s Small Farmers Act and Local FARM Act of 2020 in the next aid package could help.
A Fairer Deal for Farmers
NFFC farmers have long identified unfair prices as a huge barrier to viability, and a large contributor to inequality and injustice.
NFFC and Farm Aid Praise Pro-Farmer “Local FARM Act of 2020”
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the fragility of our consolidated food system, and pointed out the need for a more resilient local food system that adequately rewards farmers and serves the needs of people most at risk.
Critics Say Bipartisan Carbon Market Bill Won’t Dent Climate Change
The Growing Climate Solutions Act is a rare example of bipartisan support on climate change policy but would only further support the consolidation of agriculture.
Postings related to the June 3, 2020, Ruling on Dicamba
Court rulings and interpretations around dicamba affect farmers’ decisions around planting crops, as well as their livelihoods.
Opportunities for Action
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Family Farmers Applaud Ruling, Recognize Challenges
With this decision, NFFC sees opportunities to reduce the corporate control over seeds and other essential inputs, to enhance agricultural diversity through agroecological solutions, and to rebuild farm and rural communities devastated by industrialized agriculture.
In Solidarity for Racial Equity and Justice
We have a collective responsibility to address these systemic injustices with deep roots in our food and agriculture system, and to forge a new world of true equity and inclusion for all.
NFFC Statement on CARES Act Implementation
Congress must use future COVID-19 aid to help address longstanding inequities in our agriculture sector, avoid further corporate consolidation, and rebuild diversified local food systems.
Farm and Environmental Organizations Rebuke New USDA Regulatory Review
USDA could have adopted a regulatory approach that sought to ensure that any deregulated GMOs and their accompanying pesticides would not cause harm, yet their published rule states that public comments focused on concerns around pesticide overuse, habitat and biodiversity destruction, and the creation of more herbicide-resistant weeds were outside the scope of this rulemaking process and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) authority.