NFFC lauds Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color and other aid in ARP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jordan Treakle, jordan@nffc.net, 202-543-5675 March 12, 2021: The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) applauds the passage of the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, the American Rescue Plan, which will fund direct payments, extended unemployment benefits, housing assistance, school and childcare grants, Paycheck Protection and other programs to help the country rebound after a year’s ...
US Farmers, Allies in Solidarity with Historic Farmer Protests
February 19, 2021 87 US-based groups deliver statement calling for action from US and Indian governments MINNEAPOLIS—Today, 87 farmer organizations and allied agroecology, farm and food justice groups in the United States delivered a solidarity statement in support of Indian farmers’ historic protests to Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a united front of over 40 Indian farmers unions. In ...
Disparity to Parity Project Seeks Prosperity for All
Diverse Coalition Calls for Systemic Policy Changes to Ensure Equity Across Our Food System FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Griffith, lisa@nffc.net, 773-319-5838 December 14, 2020 – Calling for an end to more than 50 years of unjust farm policies and economic disparity, a diverse coalition of family farmers, grassroots advocates, and food system researchers announced today a project featuring ...
Family Farm Coalition Reacts to Vilsack Nomination
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jordan Treakle, NFFC National Programs & Policy Coordinator, jordan@nffc.net, 202-543-5675 12/9/2020 – President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly poised to nominate Tom Vilsack as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, a post that Vilsack held for eight years under President Barack Obama. National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) released the following statement in response: “As Secretary of the U.S. ...
National Family Farm Coalition Praises Landmark “Justice for Black Farmers Act”
New bill from Sens. Booker, Warren, Gillibrand addresses centuries of discrimination with land grants to Black Farmers, USDA reforms, and more FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: National Family Farm Coalition, Jordan Treakle, jordan@nffc.net, 202-543-5675 11/19/2020 — National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) applauded the introduction of the Justice for Black Farmers Act in the Senate today by Senators Cory ...
Family Farmers Call Out U.S. Ambassador for Attacking Agroecology
NFFC and US Food Sovereignty Alliance reprimand Ambassador Tom for dismissing agroecology and promoting failed practices of industrialized, profit-driven agriculture in October 1 letter.
NFFC Commends Senator Gillibrand Support for Small/Underserved Farmer Support
In her August 26 letter to USDA Secretary Perdue, Senator Gillibrand (D-NY) questions the distribution of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) funds to large-scale and corporate operations in lieu of historically underserved and small-scale farmers providing food and livelihoods.
NFFC and Farm Aid Praise Pro-Farmer “Local FARM Act of 2020”
Senator Booker’s new bill would provide support for local food systems Contact: National Family Farm Coalition, Jordan Treakle, jordan@nffc.net, 202-543-5675 Farm Aid, Jennifer Fahy, jennifer@farmaid.org, 617-354-2922 7/3/2020 — National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) and Farm Aid applauded the Local Food Assistance and Resilient Markets (FARM) Act of 2020, released this week by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), as important support for small ...
Family Farmers Reject Carbon Markets Bill
Market-based schemes will not lower emissions, solve climate crisis or benefit small farmers A bipartisan group of senators last week introduced a bill aimed at expanding family farmer participation in carbon trading, touted as a solution to curb greenhouse gas emissions. While Congress must act with urgency to address the climate crisis, National Family Farm Coalition ...
Family Farmers Applaud Ruling, Recognize Challenges
Dicamba damaged five million acres of crops and trees in two years National Family Farm Coalition applauded the ruling this week by the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on the pesticide dicamba as a win for farmers and rural communities. The court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2018 approval of the pesticide was unlawful, ...
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