Farmers: Two Ways to Make Your Voice Heard
July 5, 2017
Farmers: It's time to stand and be counted. Here are two ways you can make your voice heard this year.
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The Farmstand: RAFI’s Blog
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How Your Farmers' Market Can Accept SNAP/EBT (VIDEO)
July 5, 2017
RAFI-USA staff recently hosted a webinar, covering how farmers' markets can accept SNAP/EBT as payment. Missed it? Watch the video here. Any farmers' market manager, vendor, board member, or partner that has considered adding SNAP/EBT as an accepted payment is strongly encouraged to check it out.
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Come to the Table 2017 Evaluation Summary
June 19, 2017
Check out our report on the Come to the Table 2017 Conference, "Bridging Divides: Cultivating Food and Faith Connections."
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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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Chicken Farmer to President Trump: It’s Time to Drain the Big Meat Swamp
May 17, 2017
In an open letter to the president, a ninth-generation North Carolina chicken farmer urges the administration to implement the Farmer Fair Practices Rules to protect family farms.
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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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Press Release: Farmers Dismayed as USDA Delays GIPSA Rule
April 13, 2017
Sally Lee, Program Director for RAFI-USA, issues a statement on the USDA’s delay implementing rules that provide basic rights and protections to farmers and agricultural communities.
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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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