NEW: NFFC's Farm Bill Platform

NFFC just released our robust 2023 Farm Bill Platform, which includes our top policy priorities and reflects our members' dedication to family farmers and their communities, NOT corporate profits. The 2023 Farm Bill is an excellent opportunity to level the playing field for small farmers and create a path to more resilient communities. A more just Farm Bill starts with removing barriers to accessing land, credit, and debt relief for young & historically underserved farmers, while supporting all family farmers!

Priorities addressed in our Farm Bill Platform include the Milk from Family Dairies Act, stopping corporate farmland grabs, improving transparent access to farm credit, prioritizing equity in agricultural policy, and more. Click here to read the full platform.

Farmers and Advocates Return from Congressional Visit

From February 7-9, representatives from 15 of NFFC's member organizations visited legislative offices in DC to promote our shared policy priorities, outlined in NFFC's Farm Bill Platform. The stellar group of staff, farmers, and advocates met with more than 30 bipartisan House and Senate offices! This was an important opportunity for NFFC members to meet with legislators and share their impactful personal stories and experiences. We are deeply grateful for each participant's trust, dedication, and energy devoted to advancing fair farm and food policies.

We shared a new blog on the NFFC website with highlights from the Hill visit - please make sure to check out all of our photos on Facebook, too!

Congress Wants to Block Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland. Is This a Red Herring?

Members of Congress have recently introduced legislation that would prevent international investment in farmland, stoking fears about Chinese investments in particular. While internationally based land investment is a definite concern, the largest risk to US farmland comes from investments by US-based individuals and corporations.

Ambrook Research just posted an article on this topic, citing NFFC’s reports in collaboration with the Vermont Law School’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS). NFFC National Program Coordinator Jordan Treakle commented in the article: “Only focusing on foreign corporations does not acknowledge the full scale of the problem, and actually risks exacerbating consolidation trends led by domestic multinational corporations that we see in land ownership and vertical integration in areas like food processing.”

NFFC Staff and Members Attend Oxford Real Farming Conference

In January, NFFC staff and members attended the Oxford Real Farming Conference, which "connects people around the globe who want to transform our food and farming system," as one of the largest agroecology gatherings in the world. This year, nearly 5,000 people from 130 countries joined the virtual sessions. We are excited to share that session recordings are now available to watch online!

Sessions featuring NFFC staff and members include:

• GM’s False Promises: Could the UK be next? (Watch Here)
• Nyéléni Global Process: Working together on people’s solutions to transform the global food system and achieve food sovereignty (Watch Here)
• Honouring Indigenous Aquaculture and the Struggle for Sovereignty from Hawaii to Alaska (Watch Here)
• Young Farmers and Food Systems’ Transformations: Struggles and opportunities towards a globalised youth response (Watch Here)

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