This toolkit walks your 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization through hosting a Food Solutions Forum to educate those running for public office, the media, and the public.
Carbon Markets and Agriculture Don’t Mix
Carbon markets place a monetary value on soil carbon sequestration while ignoring the environmental benefits that a system based on agroecology, economic parity, and social equity creates.
Senator Sanders Stands with NFFC, Labor, and Climate Groups on USMCA Vote
The USMCA does nothing to stop the outsourcing of American jobs, to combat climate change, to protect the environment, or to stop the destructive race to the bottom.
Trump’s New Trade Deal USMCA Was ‘Oversold’ and Will Hurt Smaller Farmers
The USMCA missed the chance to address low prices for products by independent family farmers as well as climate change.
NFFC at the UN Committee on World Food Security
We live in a complex and globalized world, and family farmers need a voice on the international stage that speaks truth to the corporate power that is undermining our livelihoods.
Op-ed by Jim Goodman, Anthony Pahnke, and Mark Perrone (UFCW): Food Safety Ignored in USMCA
Whether it is through an update to the USMCA trade deal or through new legislation, one thing is clear: Americans cannot wait any longer for this critical investment in food safety and the good-paying jobs our families need.
Organizations Urge SD Senators to Amend US Beef Integrity Act, S2744
Organizations urge Senators Thune and Rounds (SD) to amend S.2744, The U.S. Beef Integrity Act, to correct the current misuse of the “Product of USA” label on imported beef products within a comprehensive mandatory COOL bill.
Sustainable Food and Agriculture Groups Urge Congress to reject USMCA
The new USMCA takes a step back in other areas, reading like a de-regulatory wish list for global agribusiness firms operating in all three countries.
End-of-Year Appeal for NFFC Support: Because Someone Has To
We are tired of seeing peoples’ livelihoods, the land, and our food systems minimized and destroyed. Family farmers are not only essential to a healthy and just food system, but they are also a major part of the solution to climate change.