Food & Farming
Farm Bill Advocacy
Farm Bill Advocacy and Education Toolkit
Congress must fund the Farm Bill equitably and ensure that all farmers have access to the programs that sustain their lives and the farming economy.
Tell your members of Congress that you support a Farm Bill that:
✅ Strengthens the farm safety net
✅ Expands nutrition and food access programs
✅ Protects conservation and sustainability funding
✅ Enforces fair trade protections
✅ Establishes a permanent disaster relief program
✅ Guarantees funding for small, minority, and specialty crop producers
To learn more about how you can get involved, please visit the links below.
For Farm Bill Relations Updates
The Cocklebur: https://thecocklebur.substack.com - Rural policy and politics from a progressive point-of-view
Native Farm Bill Coalition: https://www.nativefarmbill.com/ - Advancing the policy priorities of Native American producers in the upcoming Farm Bill through a strong, united voice.
United States House of Representatives: HOUSE WEBSITE
United States Senate: SENATE WEBSITE
Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI): They have an e-news list that you can select topics you'd like to hear about through (includes policy issues and farm bill alerts).
Providing explanations of the Farm Bill
Progress Michigan: https://progressmichigan.org/farm-bill/
Farm Bill Law Enterprise: https://www.farmbilllaw.org
United States Congress: https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12047
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC): https://sustainableagriculture.net/
Food Research & Action Center (FRAC): https://frac.org/action/snap-farm-bill/road-to-the-farm-bill
Places where people can tap into advocacy
Farm Action: https://farmaction.us/local-leaders/
Michigan Farmers Union: https://michiganfarmersunion.org
RAFI Policy Action: Their Policy Action Network is divided into tiers that folks can self-select into. It's mostly action alerts for folks to tap into timely advocacy.
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association: their social media is super farmer-friendly and educational on farm bill issues and advocacy.
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association: The policy page on their website is a great place to learn about different campaigns
NSAC Action Page: https://sustainableagriculture.net/take-action/
learn more!
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