Yearly Archives: 2017

28 posts

RAFI & Under Contract in The Guardian

April 24, 2017
The Guardian just ran an excellent article featuring interviews with farmers from our new film, "Under Contract: Farmers and the Fine Print", and the film's co-director, Sally Lee, who also directs our program on Contract Agriculture Reform.
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Agricultural Reinvestment Fund 2017 Grant Awards

April 4, 2017
The Agricultural Reinvestment Fund is entering its 20th year in providing cost-share grants to innovative farmer-led projects in North Carolina. Each year, this competitive grant program selects a handful of farmers who have amazing ideas that focus on innovation, enterprise development, and growing a successful, sustainable family farm business.
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RAFI Farm Advocate Testifies on USDA Financing for Farmers

April 4, 2017
Press Release: RAFI-USA's Executive Director, Scott Marlow, delivered testimony before a U.S. House Subcommittee as part of a larger series of hearings entitled, “The Next Farm Bill”, hosted by the Committee on Agriculture of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Come to the Table Conference March 16th, 2017

February 9, 2017
The Come to the Table Conference is a biennial gathering of food, faith, and farm advocates, focused on relieving hunger and strengthening local, sustainable agriculture in North Carolina. This year's conference theme is "Bridging Divides: Cultivating Food & Faith Connections." Come to the Table was founded in 2007 and is a project of the RAFI-USA.
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[CLOSED] Sonny Perdue: Take Action of Behalf of American Farmers

January 19, 2017
Sonny Perdue is taking on a critical role at a critical time for American farmers. Net farm income is estimated to have dropped 28% since 2014, and across America farmers are feeling the strain of higher debt loads and lower prices, while struggling to stay viable in uncompetitive markets controlled by corporate giants.
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