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USDA enhances agricultural research with new advisory board members

Daybreak May 17: Farm bill text due out today | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

Episode 1: Why the Farm Bill Matters | Heritage Radio Network

Why should our next generation of farmers – and just about everyone who eats – care about the farm bill? Celize Christy, an Organizer at HEAL Food Alliance explains the basic details on what’s in the legislation, how it gets written, and how it impacts you. Then, Young Farmers’ Policy Campaigns Co-Director Vanessa Garcia Polanco lays out the path forward in terms of the most important issues this time around. And we talk to farmers KD Randall and Matt Hollenbeck about what they need from their policymakers in D.C.  Guest Bios

123 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2023 – Food Tank

These 123 organizations are reducing food waste, scaling sustainable farming practices, increasing access to healthy meals, and so much more.

Young Farmers Of Color: Feed Detroit, Fight Injustice, Protect Climate

At Sanctuary Farms on Detroit's East Side, Jøn Kent and a team of volunteers use cardboard and paper bags to starve invasive weedy plants instead of using

Young Farmers Of Color Can Help the U.S. Meet Its Climate Goals. Is Washington Listening?

Getting young, climate-conscious farmers on the land "is the best way we can fight climate change,” one advocate says.

USDA to allocate an additional $550 million to help poor farmers and increase diversity in agriculture careers

The US Department of Agriculture will allocate over half a billion dollars toward initiatives to help poor farmers and increase diversity in the agriculture industry, the agency will announce Wednesday

'Just Good Food' is topic of URI's fall Honors Colloquium – URI News

Just the mention of the word food can bring to mind varying images for Americans: a big dinner with family; a low-key night at home with pizza; children and families across the globe facing starvation; the behemoths of agribusiness; and the increasing interest and participation in local, sustainable farming and food production. ...

Q and A: Fair Food Advocate Vanessa García Polanco - Rhode Island Monthly

The Dream Of Owning A Farm Is Out Of Reach In The Midwest Because Of Student Loan Debt

Originally published on March 15, 2021 10:08 am Plenty of younger people are eager to build careers in farming, but more land up for grabs won’t necessarily make it easier to get started. Access to land and capital are two of the biggest hurdles facing first-generation farmers today, and some say they face an extra barrier to both — student loan debt. With lawmakers and President Biden mulling the merits of canceling some debt, farmers and advocates say loan forgiveness could make it easier for millennial farmers to build their businesses. “We know like good farmland is in rural areas, but there are not good jobs that can pay for all the student debt that you have in rural communities,” says Vanessa Garcia Polanco, a federal policy associate with the National Young Farmers Coalition.