Rooted Traditions
August 9, 2024
Rooted Traditions is a cooperative farm located in Faison, NC.
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Damon K. Rush
August 9, 2024
Damon K. Rush of Williams Vineyard & Farm grows ~5 acres of nutritional and healthy muscadines, along with fruits and vegetables.
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Joanne Spruill
August 9, 2024
Joanne Spruill is a lawyer by trade who works in corporate America. Working side by side with her farmer mother, Joanne is now also a farmer.
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New FSA Rule is a Win for Farmers
August 8, 2024
The USDA released a new rule in the federal register, "Enhancing Program Access and Delivery for Farm Loans". RAFI welcomes these changes and believes the new rule will result in reduced risk for borrowers.
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Juan Quinonez Zepeda
August 6, 2024
Juan Quinonez Zepeda owns and co-manages Cebadilla Ranch in Senatobia, Mississippi, alongside his family.
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Sowing With the Seasons in the Caribbean
July 22, 2024
Caribbean Region experiences a dry season that usually goes from December to early April, followed by a short wet season from late April to May. With the entrance of summer in June, precipitation usually drops and temperatures get very high.
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USDA’s Two New Rules Explained
July 9, 2024
Over the past month, USDA has issued two new proposed rules that, at long last, take direct action to address several concerns. Don’t have time to read 292 pages of regulatory text? We did it for you!
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CLOSED: Farmers of Color Network 2024 Mini-Conference Internship
June 26, 2024
The 2024 FOCN mini-conference intern will assist with planning an October mini-conference for members of the Farmers of Color Network in eastern North Carolina.
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Harvesting Change: Kavita Koppa’s Journey in Agriculture
June 7, 2024
With experience in nonprofit, for-profit, and cooperative sectors, Kavita probes deeply into the gray areas of justice, equity, and sustainability in agriculture as RAFI’s Land Access Director.
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