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Free Workshops: Poultry Farmer's Guide to FSA Loans

June 19, 2017
Upcoming workshops in North Carolina. If you are interested in borrowing money to finance your poultry operation, often the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is the best option for you. FSA has many credit programs available to help farmers finance their farm.
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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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