The Native Farm Bill Coalition met in Washington, D.C., this week to advocate for 638 Self Determination expansion at USDA in the upcoming Farm Bill.

We would like to thank congressional leaders, coalition members, and participants for your voice in Indian country.

#FarmBill

Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for a webinar discussing the U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s mark-up of the Farm Bill! Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Thank you to Senator Smith for highlighting the good work of NFBC and its members advancing Tribal agriculture in the Farm Bill during a speech on the Senate floor yesterday. Senator Tina Smith

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#FarmBill #638Now

Welcome to DC, Chairman Miller!
 
Today I met with Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Chairman Cole Miller to discuss how we get to a bipartisan Farm Bill that will support Native communities & family farmers.

We need your support! This week is the last chance to urge Congress staffers to expand the Buy Indian Act to the USDA in the next Farm Bill. Learn more: nativefarmbill.com/action-alerts

Join us on May 24 for a webinar to discuss the U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s mark-up of the Farm Bill and how its provisions will impact Indian Country! Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Today, the House Agriculture Committee released a 38-page summary of their version of the 2024 Farm Bill, which includes seven Tribal-specific references. From nutrition to forestry, see the provisions that would impact Indian Country: bit.ly/3QGxNyB

Indian Country: Join us in urging Congress to expand the Buy Indian Act to the USDA! This act would boost the economy and create more local jobs in Tribal communities. Learn more: nativefarmbill.com/action-alerts

NFBC is excited to see that both House & Senate Ag Committees released Farm Bill summary language that includes Tribal priorities. Check out Tribal specific mentions in section-by-section summaries at the link below:

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#2024FarmBill #IndianAg #NFBC

Introducing a House companion bill to the Senate Tribal Access to Nutrition Assistance Act would remove discriminatory prohibitions on food programs and improve access for Indian Country. Join us in urging your representatives to support this bill: nativefarmbill.com/action-alerts

We need your support! Help us urge your representatives to introduce a House companion bill to the Tribal Access to Nutrition Assistance Act, which would improve food access throughout Indian Country.
Learn more and take action: nativefarmbill.com/action-alerts

Cherokee Nation member and #NativeAgvocate Jamie Black knows what it’s like to grow up in a food desert. That’s why she hopes the upcoming Farm Bill will allow Tribes to access federal food benefits programs like SNAP. #IndigenousFood #Sovereignty

Learn more about NFBC member Makoce Agriculture Development & its Founder, CEO, and President Nick Hernandez.

Check out our blog post at the link below: ow.ly/gGhZ50Rfkjf

#NFBC #IndianAg #FarmBill

Indian Country: We need your support! This Friday is the deadline to send letters to the USDA urging them to support the expansion of the 638 authority in the upcoming Farm Bill. Learn more and submit your letter: nativefarmbill.com/action-alerts

In the upcoming Farm Bill, Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) technical assistant specialist and #NativeAgvocate Jeff Caskey hopes Congress expands the 638 Authority and Tribal sovereignty so that Native communities can better address natural resource concerns on their land. #IndigenousFood #Sovereignty

The USDA has yet to fully embrace the 638 authority. We need your help sending letters to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack before April 5 urging his support for bills that would expand 638 in the upcoming Farm Bill. Learn more: nativefarmbill.com/action-alerts

Successful Farming recently published an article discussing the findings from the 2022 Census of Agriculture data across Indian Country.

Learn more about new Indian ag data and check out the link to our blog post below: ow.ly/uf6S50QYZZr

#IndianAg #AgCensus

This month's featured producer is Zachariah 'Zach' Ben from Shiprock, NM. The Ben Family currently own and operate Bidii Baby Foods, LLC. This is their story.

Learn more at the link below:
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#NativeProducer #IndianAg #NativeFarmer #FarmBill

Accessing credit can be difficult for Tribes in areas like meat, poultry, fish, and seafood processing. Improving programs in the #2024FarmBill ’s Credit Title would give Native communities more access and boost Tribal economies.

Photo source: Sitka Local Foods Network

Here are a few ways the #2024FarmBill “misc.” title could positively impact Tribes:

☑️Apply the 638 Authority to the full Department of Agriculture
☑️Provide food assistance to urban Indian communities
☑️Study cultural appropriation of Native foods in the marketplace