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.
We Have Always Had the Solution to Crises Like COVID-19
NFFC has always worked with family farmers to advocate for policies that support healthy, sustainable communities and prevent crises like COVID-19.
Farm Groups urge USDA to Spend Coronavirus Money, Support Dairy Farmers
NFFC has called for emergency direct payments scaled to to dairy farm size and supply management to prevent farmers from depending on export markets.
COVID-19 Stimulus Package for the Food System
The fourth stimulus package in response to the COVID-19 is already being developed. on the President, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce to declare a national disaster in the agriculture and seafood sectors to unlock existing federal disaster funding and services, and enable Congress to appropriate further relief funds for the farm and seafood sector. In addition, federal agencies must use every tool available to keep people in their homes, on the land, and on the water.
Family Farmers Respond to Dairy Industry Milk Supply Proposal, Urge Changes
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Statement on the COVID-19 Stimulus Package
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Social Distancing and Connection
The pandemic will impact farmers, rural communities, and people who rely on food assistance in ways that are only beginning to emerge, while also making many people slow down and appreciate the close community and resources they have around them.