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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “NFFC Weighs In”

NFFC Comments on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Indoor/Outdoor Work Settings

NFFC January 26, 2022 NFFC Weighs In

From the farmer, rancher, and commercial fishery point of view the relevance of cost-benefit of any regulation is fundamental but is secondary to the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas

climate crisisFarm laborheat injury

NFFC comments on FNS Information Collection Needs due to COVID-19

NFFC January 21, 2022 NFFC Weighs In

Our first  concern is that, in the rush to provide service, some important norms may be overlooked by State officials; our second concern relates to the final use of the data collected. 

data collectionFood and Nutritiontransparency

NFFC posts comments to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

NFFC January 9, 2022 NFFC Weighs In

Expanded data collection will illustrate whether farmers – regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, and farm type – are treated equally by lending institutions, both public and private.

Americans for Financial ReformCreditDiscriminationlending data

NFFC welcomes House Build Back Better Act, urges quick Senate action

NFFC November 19, 2021 NFFC Weighs In

The $1.9 trillion package invests almost $90 billion in rural and agriculture programs and initiatives to combat climate change, address rural disinvestment, and promote racial, economic, and environmental justice.

Build Back Betterclimate solutionsdebt relief

National Call for Fair Prices, Systemic Dairy Policy Reform

NFFC November 10, 2021 NFFC Weighs In

We need a new U.S. dairy policy oriented towards small and mid-size dairy farms rather than corporate agribusiness, and call on our political leadership to support farmer- and worker-centered systemic U.S. dairy policy reform. To support true sustainability from our kitchen table to our planet, we must support economic justice for dairy producers.

Dairy farmerseconomic justicefair pricing policy

NFFC Comments to USDA on Buy American – November 2, 2021

NFFC November 2, 2021 NFFC Weighs In

The problem of supplying the school system goes beyond the specifics of the national school lunch program. Agriculture policy in the United States has pushed many farmers, ranchers, and small-scale fisheries out of business.

barrierslocal food supplynational school lunch program

NFFC Comments to FTC – September 30, 2021

NFFC September 30, 2021 NFFC Weighs In

We underscore once more that concentration restricts competition. We hope that with a renewed commitment from the FTC our recommendations on Unfair and Coercive Business Contracts in the agricultural sector will be considered and implemented

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NFFC Comments to NIH – September 17, 2021

NFFC September 17, 2021 NFFC Weighs In

NIH should support innovative studies that assess risks of new technologies in agriculture with independent researchers not linked with agro-industry funds.

Climate Changeorganic agricultureresearch

NFFC Statement to USDA on UNFSS 2021

NFFC September 3, 2021 NFFC Weighs In

We need a global food system that reflects our democratic values; the current UN Food System Summit was not planned to be inclusive.

civil societyparityright to foodUNFSS

NFFC Comments to USDA on Meat Processing Infrastructure – August 30, 2021

NFFC August 30, 2021 NFFC Weighs In

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NFFC among 62 Signatories Urging a Climate-Friendly Reconciliation Package

NFFC August 29, 2021 NFFC Weighs In

Signatories urge a a reconciliation package that ensures a Build Back Better agenda that supports truly diversified and climate-friendly farming.

Climate JusticediversityRelief for Small Farmers ActSenator Gillibrand

The Case for Supply Management, Fair Prices, and Conservation to Fight Climate Change

NFFC August 16, 2021 NFFC Weighs In

The Climate Stewardship Act is an important first step in addressing the climate crisis. However, it must be paired with policy changes that build the socio-economic resilience of family-scale farmers, ranchers, and fishers and their workers.

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