National Young Farmers Coalition

Become a Young Farmers Community Member and receive 10% off Hoss Tools through October 1, 2024! For just $1 per year, your membership gets you a special discount each season and helps us to shift power and change policy to equitably resource the new generation of #youngfarmers and ranchers. Together we can build the farm future we deserve. Join today at youngfarmers.org/join

How do we foster a sense of community commitment and belonging in order to build collective power and community care networks? On the last Thursday of every month, join us to learn more about the organizing work we are doing with our partners, fellows, and other farmers across the country and how you can get involved. Our next session is TODAY at 3pm ET/1pm MT, when we’ll explore this question and hear from leaders of our Northern Illinois Chapter on how they have experimented with building community both in-person and virtually for #youngfarmers in their region. Register here: https://lnkd.in/etavMfBu

In honor of #Juneteenth, we are excited to announce that we'll be extending free Young Farmers Community Membership to students in agriculture programs at partnering historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Members of the Coalition help set our federal policy priorities, which guide our work fighting for policy change that serves the next generation in agriculture. Black farmers have been historically underrepresented and excluded from federal programs, so it’s crucial for us to center Black voices in our advocacy work. Learn more about #YoungFarmers membership program and join us at youngfarmers.org/join

TODAY is the last day to apply for the Root and Bloom Fellowship, a paid advocacy and power-building educational opportunity for 35-40 farmers across the country! Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/eFsy74xS

#YoungFarmers is #hiring a Land Policy Associate Director to lead our federal #landaccess #policy work and serve as an integral member of our policy team. You will support implementation of our government relations strategies; manage our land partnerships and land policy development work; and will be responsible for conducting land policy research and analysis, as well as developing land policy campaign strategies to advance policy change rooted in #racialequity and the challenges and needs of the farmers and ranchers across our network. This position is a full-time, remote position. Applications are due July 8. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/edNnndFY 

The application deadline has been extended to June 10th - apply now! https://lnkd.in/eFsy74xS

After 13.5 hours of markup discussions, the House Agriculture Committee passed their draft of the #FarmBill. We are disappointed that the text fails to meaningfully prioritize #youngfarmers, #landaccess, #climateaction, and nutrition assistance, but encouraged that the farm bill process continues to move forward. Thank you to everyone who took action this week to contact your members of Congress - we will not stop advocating for your priorities!

The House Agriculture Committee votes TODAY on Chairman Glenn Thompson’s Farm Bill draft, which fails to prioritize equitable #landaccess, #climateaction, #conservation, and nutrition assistance for the 40million+ Americans who depend on it. Take our action to tell your Representatives to VOTE NO! BIPOC and #youngfarmers deserve a #FarmBill that addresses the systemic challenges they face. https://lnkd.in/efRuG-Nv

TOMORROW, the House Agriculture Committee is voting on Chairman Glenn Thompson's Farm Bill draft. Young Farmers joins many food and agriculture systems advocates in opposing the bill for failing to prioritize equitable #landaccess, #climateaction, #conservation, and more. BIPOC and #youngfarmers deserve a #FarmBill that addresses the systemic challenges they face. Contact your Representatives today to tell them to oppose the draft! https://lnkd.in/efRuG-Nv

The House Committee on Agriculture votes on Chairman Glenn Thompson’s Farm Bill draft THIS THURSDAY. Young Farmers opposes the proposed legislation, which misses this critical opportunity to address the challenges facing the new generation of U.S. farmers and ranchers including #landaccess, #climateaction, #conservation, and more. “We need federal farm policy that centers #equity, addresses the land access crisis, and tackles the challenges of farm viability and #climatechange that #youngfarmers and ranchers are up against. This #FarmBill is our best opportunity to prioritize the needs of a new generation and to build a safe and thriving food system. Unfortunately, while some of our recommendations can be found in the text, this first draft misses the mark,” said Michelle Hughes, Young Farmers’ Co-Executive Director. Take action today to tell your Representatives to VOTE NO: https://lnkd.in/efRuG-Nv