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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

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 youtu.be/yyTqGiSZy2c?fe… #FarmBill #638Now

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…

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

Check out our July 2024 Member Highlight, Akiptan Executive Director Skya Ducheneaux. Learn more about Skya and Akiptan's services as a Native American Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) in our latest blog post! nativefarmbill.com/post/july-2024… #NFBC #FarmBill

NFBC hopes that the below story book from the Indian Forest Management Team’s 4th report will help connect Indian Forestry to the importance of Farm Bill Tribal provisions. View the video here: vimeo.com/930388326 Additional resources: ow.ly/xsnj50SHKkn

Hear more from the Native Farm Bill Coalition on the USDA's updates to the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Farm Loan Programs on our blog. ow.ly/JSOs50SUa6n #IndianAg #Agriculture #AmericanIndian #AlaskaNative

CBO released its score of the House Agriculture Committee’s 2024 Farm Bill Proposal – H.R. 8467, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 – on August 2, 2024. Learn more on our blog. ow.ly/yag450SUZH0 . . . #IndianAg #Agriculture #AmericanIndian #AlaskaNative

Tribes across the country are experiencing severe delays in shipments of food procured by the USDA. Learn more about the four proposed short-term solutions on our blog: ow.ly/9Uha50SXIRo . . . #IndianAg #Agriculture #AmericanIndian #AlaskaNative

USDA’s deadline for requesting direct cash assistance for emergency food purchases is today, August 19. Learn more about the application and how to receive CCC funds on our blog: ow.ly/Av4a50T1pC8 . . . #IndianAg #Agriculture #AmericanIndian #AlaskaNative

Members of Congress have sent three separate bipartisan letters to the USDA, urging the agency to uphold its trust obligations to Tribes by addressing this situation in a timely manner. Read all of the letters on our blog: ow.ly/jTgp50T6UvI

Check out our latest blog post! NFBC is highlighted as an advocate for Indian Country during the FDPIR & CSFP food shortage crisis. Learn more and read the full article on our blog. ow.ly/6IR350Tafci Photo source: Agri-Pulse

Crystal Eggemeyer, a Tribal member of the Native Village of Port Lions (NVPL) shares her experience advocating for Native Alaskans through the Coalition and navigating the unique challenges that her Tribe’s farm on Kodiak Island faces. ow.ly/W2Re50TagnF #AlaskaNative

“Many Native communities rely on the Farm Bill to address the legacy of barriers to developing Indian Country’s agriculture sector..." Learn more on our blog. ow.ly/FHBm50Tliik . . . #IndianAg #Agriculture #AmericanIndian #AlaskaNative

Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) speaks at the Joint Oversight Hearing on Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities. Check out our YouTube page at youtube.com/@nativefarmbil… . . . #NFBC

Leon LaSalle is a third generation Montana cattle rancher with over 37 years of experience in the business. Learn more about his story on our blog. ow.ly/oCi650Ts80r #NFBC #IndianAg #FarmBill #ChippewaCree #Montana

Rep. Sanford Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) speaks at the Joint Oversight Hearing on Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities. Check out more FDPIR Oversight Hearing clips on our YouTube page. ow.ly/KBBC50TtsnH . . . #NFBC

Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) speaks at the Joint Oversight Hearing on Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities. Check out more FDPIR Oversight Hearing clips on our YouTube page. ow.ly/KBBC50TtsnH . . . #NFBC

Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) speaks at the Joint Oversight Hearing on Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities. Check out more FDPIR Oversight Hearing clips on our YouTube page. ow.ly/KBBC50TtsnH . . . #NFBC