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Native Farm Bill Coalition urges Congress to pass Farm Bill

On September 10, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Chairman Cole Miller and Intertribal Agriculture Council CEO Kari Jo Lawrence,...

Sep 11, 2024

August 28, 2024 - Agri-Pulse Agri-Pulse spotlighted the Native Farm Bill Coalition in an article titled “ Advocates press USDA to solve...

Aug 29, 2024

Crystal Eggemeyer from the Native Village of Port Lions Tribe, Alaska Port Lions is a community on Kodiak Island, off the southern Alaska...

Aug 26, 2024

In the last several days, Members of Congress have sent three separate bipartisan letters to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),...

Aug 26, 2024

USDA’s deadline for requesting direct cash assistance for emergency food purchases is today (August 19). USDA has stated that it will...

Aug 19, 2024

USDA using $11 million of CCC Funds for emergency food purchases, other solutions Tribes across the country are experiencing severe...

Aug 14, 2024

Based on USDA Data, CBO Estimates that Authorizing Tribal Governments to Enter into 638 Contracts for FDPIR will Increase Spending by...

Aug 9, 2024

USDA updates will increase financial freedom, resiliency and profitability for agricultural producers On August 7, 2024, the U.S....

Aug 8, 2024

Akiptan Executive Director Skya Ducheneaux In 2017, the idea to provide loans and technical assistance to those in Native agriculture was...

Jul 22, 2024

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