USDA's framework to support smaller, more diverse food and agriculture businesses, gives rural Americans the opportunity to succeed in the communities they love. Learn more about Secretary Tom Vilsack's vision for a thriving agriculture system ➡️ usda.gov/framework

📭The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/LAF commends #USDA for sending historic #DFAP payments to producers discriminated against in the farm loan process before January 2021. Read more >> conta.cc/4cefBnQ #FSA #22007apply #FSCLAF #BlackFarmers #FinancialAssistance

Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund DFAP KNOWLEDGE SHARING SESSION Tonight |August 5, 2024 7 PM EST Register here: bit.ly/4cc5ZtO #blackfarmers #22007apply #dfap #equity #inflationreductionact #financialassistance

#savethedate Join us for our 11th Annual CoopEcon, a cooperative education event. This three-day gathering offers business-building workshops, panel discussions, networking opportunities, & more! federation.coop #alabama #jointhemovement #fsclaf #CooperativeDevelopment

A delegation of FSC/LAF staff & member #advocates attended today’s Farm Aid pre-festival events focused on advocating for family farmers across #America. #blackfarmers #fsclaf #community #advocacy #cooperative #farmbill

📢Join us in welcoming Stephanie D. Banks, our new Director of Land Retention & Advocacy! Banks will support our #membership on #landretention issues, such as heirs’ property, and continue to develop and promote our #advocacy agenda. Read press release >>conta.cc/4eyYgaF

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Alabama farmers, join us! What: Alabama DFAP Benefits Webinar Date:         Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024 Time:         Noon EST Register: bit.ly/4gBPTwO If you live in #Alabama and received a (DFAP) payment, you need to know how to report it properly. #fsclaf

#fsclafinvites Southern heirs property landowners to join us December 5-7, 2024, for our Forward2025 National Heirs Property Boot Camp in Atlanta. #savethedate #heirsproperty #southern #landowner #WealthBuilding #land

Think co-ops are some kind of niche approach ? Think again. One in three people are members of co-ops in the U.S. These businesses do it all and are big and small. Thank you National Coop Bank for compiling the Co-op 100 again this year to show us the scale of co-ops NCBA CLUSA

In celebration of National Coop Month, we hosted our 12th Annual CoopEcon in #Alabama, which brought together over 100 #cooperative-members from around the South. We will work with attendees over the next 12 months to ensure their coops grow with solid business plans.

🌾 $500 mini-grants are available to Florida farmers impacted by natural disaster (s). Apply>>bit.ly/4em2Rww Questions: contact 1-888-508-3310 #blackfarmers #disasterrelief #hurricane #Florida

It’s the 3rd and final day of Forward2025, the FSC/LAF’s 6th Annual Heirs Property Boot Camp. Land Retention Attorney, Lytanya Brown, discusses the benefits of Mediation as a strategy to help resolve family conflicts. #fsclaf #mediation #conflict #land #heirsproperty #heirs

The Federation salutes #Florida landowner member James Wideman. He owns heirs' property and looks forward to receiving #fsclaf technical assistance to support his family's efforts to clear the title. #HeirsProperty #jointhemovement #black #landowner #heirs #membership

#happynewyear🌱 Cheers to a prosperous & abundant 2025! from all of us at the Federation!✨ Here's to a year of: 🌾 Holding on to your land with a clear title 💰 Earning a profit while farming 🌿 Eating healthy food 💚 Building self-supporting cooperative communities #fsclaf

We have many opportunities to start over. Each new day is an opportunity to start over, but there’s nothing like a whole year to start over. New Year’s provides that opportunity. Let's join hands, hearts & spirits to start over this new year. Have a great start over & great year!

🌟 Kicking Off 2025 in South Carolina! 🌟 FSC/LAF staff gathered for strategic planning, deep-diving into how we will continue to uplift and serve our membership of #BlackFarmers, landowners, and cooperatives. #FSCLAFStaff2025 #CooperativeDevelopment #LandRetention #Advocacy

Join the Federation for virtual training on cooperative development next Wednesday at 6:30 PM EST🌟 Gain insights into board roles, responsibilities, and effective #governance practices. Register now: bit.ly/3PzYZxJ 📢 Let’s strengthen #cooperatives across the South!

🌱Register >>>bit.ly/42J9iYe & attend our 42nd #Georgia Farmers Conference this coming Friday! Join us in Albany for a day of educational workshops on #cooperative development, land retention, #forestry management & more. #fsclaf

🚜 Meet our newest fleet addition at the Federation’s 1,100-acre Rural Training & Research Center in Epes, AL — a side-by-side utility vehicle! It’ll help us navigate forestry demo sites, support prescribed burns, and transport members, staff, & gear across the land. #FSCALAF