Beth Hauptle

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Beth Hauptle is RAFI's Director of Communications. Beth has been in nonprofit marketing and communications leadership positions for more than 35 years. She helped launch the Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) program and was with the organization for five years prior to its reorganization into A Greener World.
Farmers of Color Grant Recipients

FOCN 2023 Infrastructure Grantees

July 7, 2023
Announcing the fourth year of RAFI Farmers of Color Network Infrastructure grants. Over the four years of the program $706,000 has been awarded to farmers in the Southeast U.S.
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102 Groups Urge Congress to Choose Farmers over Big Meat in Ag

June 14, 2023
102 farmer, rancher, consumer, labor, farmworker, and faith organizations, inclucing RAFI, sent a letter urging the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations to remove a policy rider from its FY24 Agriculture Appropriations bill when it is considered during Wednesday’s markup.
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USDA Debt and Discrimination Relief

June 3, 2023
On October 18, USDA made an announcement regarding the first of several phases of critical debt relief assistance to farmers. This blog summarizes what debt relief has already occurred and what farmers may expect next. 
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RAFI's Farm Bill Priorities

May 31, 2023
This press release announces RAFI-USA's 2023 Farm Bill Platform as well as a new Bill Tracker website app that tracks bills RAFI-USA has endorsed.
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[CLOSED] Job Opening: Farm Advocacy Program Specialist

May 9, 2023
This position will train with our Lead Farm Advocate, observing and learning from them with the ultimate goal of becoming trained as a Farm Advocate. The Program Specialist will also provide administrative support and coordinate with the Lead Farmer Advocate and the Policy Director on agricultural credit-related policy advocacy.
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Cultivating Climate-Smart Farming

May 1, 2023
Introducing a partnership between RAFI, A Greener World, and Soil Health Institute to assist small and underserved producers with climate-smart regenerative farm planning and emissions reduction plan design, as well as incentivize participation in climate-smart practice implementation.
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Tunnel Vision

May 1, 2023
When Elvin Eaton of Fairport Farms needed a high tunnel, a conversation with RAFI staff led to a collaborative tunnel-raising at his Kittrell, NC farm.
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