NFFC in the News: August Roundup

StaffNFFC In the News

AUGUST 4, 2025, HIGH PLAINS JOURNAL | EPA starts public comment period for dicamba re-approval … “The EPA’s announcement came after two federal courts vacated the product’s registration as a result of lawsuits filed against EPA by the Center for Food Safety, Center for Biological Diversity, the National Family Farm Coalition, and the Pesticide Action Network—once in 2020 and again in February 2024.”

AUGUST 5, 2025, FARM NEWS NOW | American counterpart to NFU supports efforts to maintain Canada’s supply management … “The NFFC said the organization and its members condemn efforts in the U.S. and in Canada to undermine supply management by placing corporate profits ahead of farmer livelihoods.”

AUGUST 9, 2025, THE SCOTTISH FARMER | Trump’s praise masks farm turmoil in US … “The National Family Farm Coalition said the bill fails to offer any meaningful support for independent farmers – who face increasing challenges…”

AUGUST 25, 2025, FARM WORLD | National Corn Growers Association partners with ag data firm to promote carbon market contracts to U.S. farmers … “Samantha Cave, National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) strategic content designer, told Farm World NFFC is among many farm advocacy groups standing against carbon markets in agriculture, which include the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition in Washington, D.C., La Via Campesina in Bagnolet, France; Friends of the Earth in San Francisco, Calif.; Food and Water Watch in Washington, D.C.; and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) in Minneapolis, Minn. ‘NFFC is not alone in highlighting the harmful impact of carbon markets to independent farmers,’ she said. ‘Carbon should not be turned into yet another commodity privatized for the benefit of corporate profits.'”

AUGUST 26, 2025, CIVIL EATS | Trump Revokes Biden Order Targeting Food System Consolidation … “The National Family Farm Coalition characterized the executive order differently, saying the Biden administration ‘had made headway’ to create better conditions for fair market competition. ‘Without new federal policy to address consolidation, the revocation of this Executive Order will worsen existing conditions that allow abuses and the consolidation of power by the largest companies to go unchecked at the expense of small businesses, including independent farmers, and their customers,’ they said.”