National Family Farm Coalition

USDA programs to stop payments & other assistance to farmers, many of whom are already struggling greatly after funding cuts and tariffs.

FSA to stop processing farm loans and commodity payments, disaster assistance.

96% of NRCS staff will be furloughed, effectively freezing conservation programs.

This Federal Food and Agriculture Work Will Cease During the Shutdown What you need to know about who’s still working and which programs will go dark now that the government shutdown has started.

"As the shutdown persists, here’s what we know about the work that will—and won’t—get done at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)." #govtshutdown #agsky

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Farmers are in Trouble—Restructuring the USMCA Could Turn Things Around | Common Dreams New labeling requirements to ensure the integrity of domestic markets, as well as price guarantees tied to anti-dumping measures, could improve the economic prospects of producers amid our ongoing tra...

Anthony Pahnke of Family Farm Defenders recently wrote an OpEd for @commondreams.org in support of mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL), price floors, and other common sense solutions to the US farm crisis #agsky

U.S. farm group supports supply management | The Western Producer A U.S.-based farm advocacy group is pushing new agriculture legislation that would move towards the supply management model used in Canada.

NFFC president Jim Goodman was interviewed by the Canadian press recently!

"Wisconsin produces more milk than all of Canada. If we did get rid of your supply management and started shipping milk, in a few years, your market would still be flooded, and we wouldn’t be any better off, nor would you.”

We are thrilled to attend #FarmAid2025 and celebrate their 40th Anniversary! 🥳 For four decades, @farmaid.org   has been a powerful ally to the independent farmers, ranchers and fishers that fill our plates. We look forward to the music and to reconnecting with community! 
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Farmers Need Trade Justice, Not Weaponized Tariffs - National Family Farm Coalition Since January, the second Trump Administration’s trade policy has been marked by constant change. The most recent headlines indicate that the Supreme Court will determine the fate of many of the Administration’s tariffs, but it’s likely that tariffs will continue ... Read More

Farmers need trade justice, not weaponized #tariffs 📢 Small-scale farmers both domestic and abroad have been undercut for decades. The expansion of export markets are a false solution. We need market regulation and fair prices!

Editorial: Weaving resilience and resistance for systemic transformation - Rooted Magazine This edition of Rooted Magazine is published in conjunction with the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum, a landmark convergence of grassroots movements and organisations from around ... read more >

NFFC is proud to join more than 700 people from around the world at the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum, all fighting for systemic transformation of our food system.

Read on to learn more about our global movement to advance #foodsovereignty 🧑‍🌾

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#Nyeleni2025 #agroecology

Source: "WTO Out of Agriculture: We Need Food Sovereignty, Not Free Trade" 2022

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#10September #EndWTO #NewTradeFramework #NoFTA
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Source: Our 2024 joint statement calling for a new trade framework with other US and Canada organizations of La Via Campesina

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#10September #EndWTO #NewTradeFramework #NoFTA
#familyfarm #smallfarmers #agsky

A New Global Trade Framework Based on Food Sovereignty Is Urgent And Necessary! #10September

Read the full statement:
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#EndWTO #NewTradeFramework #NoFTA
#familyfarm #smallfarmers #agsky

US Family Farmers & Fishers Head to Sri Lanka to Join Global Food Sovereignty Forum - National Family Farm Coalition Contact: Samantha Cave NFFC Communication Team samantha@nffc.net 603-333-6281 US Family Farmers & Fishers Head to Sri Lanka to Join Global Food Sovereignty Forum WASHINGTON, DC, September 4, 2025 – Si...

NFFC members and staff are headed to Sri Lanka to participate in the 2025 Nyéléni Forum! Nyéléni is the leading gathering space to advance #foodsovereignty and a just global food system centering PEOPLE, not corporate actors. We are excited to bring US #familyfarmers to the discussion table! #agsky

Following the USDA’s food and farm funding: Here's what's been canceled and frozen, and resources for those affected Your guide to federal funding cuts, plus resources for farmers and food businesses seeking support and solutions.

“They love to beat their chest about this ‘Farmers First’ policy agenda that the agency has. I would love to know how they reckon with the dozens of farmers that are screaming right now, saying, ‘But you promised! You told me that this program was going to solve my market access problems.’"

Our most recent OpEd in solidarity with the National Farmers Union of Canada, our ally and fellow member of La Via Campesina 🐄

As the Canadian system shows, supply management is crucial for a fair & resilient dairy sector.

#agsky #dairy #smallfarmers #familyfarmers #foodsovereignty

Trump’s Tax Bill Expands Farm Subsidies. Not All Farmers Will Benefit.

"But the National Family Farm Coalition, which supports smaller farms, warned that the law was short sighted, unnecessarily favoring large corporations."

Just 8% of farms received 47% of subsidies & 67% of crop ins. payments in 2024. We need policies that keep our small farmers in business. #agsky

Trump EPA 'Hitting New Heights of Absurdity' With Plan to Reapprove Pesticide Dicamba | Common Dreams Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's supposed goal to "Make America Healthy Again," his administration is moving to reregister dicamba, a pesticide twice banned by federal courts, for use on genetica...

Nathan Donley of Center for Biological Diversity declared that "Trump's EPA is hitting new heights of absurdity by planning to greenlight a pesticide that's caused the most extensive drift damage in U.S. agricultural history and twice been thrown out by federal courts." #agsky

‘Disgraceful step backward’: USDA ends support for Black farmers, saying it ‘sufficiently’ handled discrimination Agency will no longer use ‘socially disadvantaged’, which describes people subjected to discrimination, including Black, Hispanic, Native American, and Asian groups

NFFC Vice Pres Tiffany Bellfield El-Amin of Kentucky Black Farmers Association was interviewed about the USDA's decision to end race- or sex-based criteria in decision-making for its programs. The loss of inclusivity is her top concern.

Proposed federal law would turn tables on Big Ag, establishing a right to sue for pesticide injuries By Carey Gillam Taking specific aim at the global agrochemical companies Bayer and Syngenta, US Sen. Cory Booker on Thursday introduced legislation that would create a federal “right of action” allow...

We joined over a dozen farmer, farmworker, and environmental groups to endorse the Pesticide Injury Accountability Act, intro'd in the U.S. Senate yesterday. If passed pesticide makers would be held accountable for health harms such as cancer and Parkinson’s disease.
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Trump’s tax bill could be a major win for Big Ag. Everyone else? Not so much. The bill is a bailout for commodity growers and leaves small farmers — and U.S. consumers — out to dry.

"The exclusion of Grassley’s provision is congruent with the Trump administration’s ... priorities when it comes to agricultural policy: slash federal food and farm funding, leaving small farmers struggling to stay afloat, and shower commodity farmers with multibillion-dollar bailouts."
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We are seeking a NATIONAL CAMPAIGNER to join our team! This is a full-time position w/ great benefits. Location is flexible but we require regular travel to D.C. and other parts of the U.S. where our member orgs are based. Click the link in our bio to learn more! Deadline to apply is August 1, 2025.

Des producteurs laitiers américains solidaires envers leurs confrères canadiens - La Terre de chez nous Malgré un contexte politique tendu, dans lequel Donald Trump menace de faire tomber la gestion de l’offre canadienne, il existe des producteurs laitiers américains qui se montrent solidaires envers le...

NFFC board president Jim Goodman of Family Farm Defenders was interviewed by the Canadian press!

"Coalition members, Goodman explains, believe that opening markets for exports to Canada is not the right solution to counter the problems of overproduction and volatile prices facing American farmers."

UN Food Systems Summit +4 legitimizes corporate control and turns a blind eye to the geopolitical food and hunger crises - CSIPM The Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism has announced it will not participate in the UNFSS+4 or its preparatory processes.

From our int'l allies: "The Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism (CSIPM) will not participate in the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit +4 at the end of July, or its preparatory processes. This decision follows years of sustained criticism of the Summit’s structure, outcomes and follow-up."

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The corporate domination of our meat industry needs to end. Companies like JBS should be held accountable to the ways they game the system. This 12-min video shows why our farm & food policies musti prioritize independent and local meat producers! Learn more about our Farm Bill platform at nffc.net.

USDA claims it is “putting American farmers first” by cancelling $149 million in funds to young, beginning, LGBTQ+ farmers & farmers of color.

The reality is, #WeAreAmericanFarmers and #WeFeedYou! Terminating these programs undermines the future of our farm and food systems.

#youngfarmers #agsky

The #House is still stalled on this bill - NOW is the time to take action! Use and share our one-click action alert 👉 tinyurl.com/5n6p7nsu and tell your Representatives why they should vote "NO" on this disastrous package! #Congress #agsky

The bill is also threatens passage of a bipartisan #FarmBill, rupturing the Congressional coalition needed! This makes it much harder to advance critical #agriculture policy reforms that will support #familyfarmers’ ability to stay in business and feed their communities. #agsky #Congress

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"Canadians don't want our products forced into their market. Canadians want their system to stay as it is. It’s not difficult to see why... Unlike the US, in which price controls were lifted for dairy in the 1980s, Canadian dairy farmers have a semblance of certainty year after year." #agsky

For June Dairy Month, Trump Should Celebrate the Canadian System Not Denounce Uncertainty is nothing new for farmers. Freak weather changes and fluctuations in the market make planning for the future a gamble, never a sure thing.

For #DairyMonth, policymakers should be learning from our neighbors to the North! This OpEd explains why, courtesy NFFC Board President Jim Goodman and NFFC member Anthony Pahnke, VP of Family Farm Defenders.

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Certain grant and cooperative agreement programs have come under fire recently, their intentions grossly mischaracterized. The funding freeze is a direct violation of the government's contractual commitments to ag producers and the organizations that serve them.

Our full statement:
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Today on #Juneteenth we celebrate the end of slavery in America, and the Black Americans who kept this day of remembrance alive for 160 years. The fight for racial justice is far from over!

New links added to our #BlackHistory for Farmers linktree because Black History Month is every month!