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July 31-910-Nick Lubecki
- 1. National Young Farmers Coalition The National Young Farmers Coalition represents, mobilizes, and engages young farmers to ensure their success. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed.
- 2. Organizing & Mobilizing Young Farmers Advocating for policy change Offering business services Finding Farmland Calculator Bringing young farmer voices to critical conversations
- 3. Young Farmers Chapter Network
- 4. Who are our nation’s young farmers? 7 5 % d i d n o t g r o w u p o n a f a r m 6 0 % w e r e w o m e n
- 5. Who are our nation’s young farmers? 7 2 % g r o w v e g e t a b l e s 8 1 % h a d d i v e r s i f i e d o p e r a t i o n s
- 6. 7 5 % g r o w “ s u s t a i n a b l y ” 6 3 % i d e n t i f y p r a c t i c e s a s o r g a n i c ( b u t f a r f e w e r a r e c e r t i f i e d )
- 9. 2015 Conservation Generation Survey
- 10. Urban Growers – who are they?? • The farm bill doesn’t distinguish or categorize respondents by urban or rural. • Urban growers are likely undercounted because they don’t have a farm number or aren’t connected with the USDA. • Young Farmers has 8 urban chapters: • Kansas City Young Farmers Coalition (Kansas City, MO) • Atlanta Farmers Coalition (Atlanta, GA) • Mile-High Farmers (Denver, CO) • Rio Grande Farmers Coalition (Albuquerque, NM) • Greater New Orleans Growers Alliance (New Orleans, LA) • Central Oklahoma Young Farmers Coalition (Oklahoma City, OK) • DC Young Farmers Coalition (Washington, D.C.) Nick Lubecki – Braddock Farm
- 11. Urban Ag in the Farm Bill $25 Million Authorized for Urban Ag Initiatives • Establishes new Office & Director of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production – promote urban, indoor, and other emerging ag production practices. • Establishes Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee – report on development of policies and outreach, as well as implementation of urban ag provisions in the farm bill. • Farm Numbers – assigns farm numbers to rooftop, indoor, and other urban farms. Black Urban Gardeners and Farmers of Pittsburgh Co-op – Homewood farm
- 12. Urban Ag in the Farm Bill $25 Million Authorized for Urban Ag Initiatives • Competitive grants – provides authority to award competitive grants to operate community gardens or non-profit farms, educate communities, and help offset start -up costs for new farmers. • Pilot programs • County Committees (FSA oversight and implementation) • Grants for increasing compost and reducing food waste • Research on urban ag • Census / survey of urban growers Black Urban Gardeners and Farmers of Pittsburgh Co-op – Homewood farm
- 13. Urban Ag in the Farm Bill $10 Million Mandatory Funding, Additional $10 Million Authorized • Urban, Indoor, and Other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education, and Extension Inititaive • Competitive research and extension grants to support urban, indoor, and other emerging ag $14 Million in Authorized Funding • Census of Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Ag production – to conduct census and count urban growers Black Urban Gardeners and Farmers of Pittsburgh Co-op – Homewood farm
- 14. Ongoing Advocacy – Micro EQIP Studies show that smaller farmers are less likely to participate in EQIP. Micro EQIP proposal would help urban growers: • Create a special initiative for small farms and urban growers with dedicated funding and an streamlined application process. • Set aside Conservation Technical Assistance funds for this purpose. • Pilot program coordinators in each state. Examples at the state level: • New Mexico NRCS’ Small Acreage Initiative • 20 acres or less. Projects capped at $10k and household income at $60k. • Georgia Small Scale Farmer Initiative • 100 acres or fewer. Income of less than $45k. Payments limited to $15k per contract.
- 15. Contact Information Holly Rippon-Butler Land Access Program Director Mike Parker Land Access Program Associate land@youngfarmers.org youngfarmers.org facebook.com/ youngfarmerscoalition @youngfarmerstwitter.com/ youngfarmers
Hinweis der Redaktion
- Adrienne NYFC has chapters all over the country, led by young and beginning farmers and ranchers. PA chapters, Central Ohio Young Farmers Coalition We rely on the chapters a an accent point to hear abou the needs of farmers
- Erin These are the demographics from NYFC’s National Young Farmer Survey. 60% are women. 75% of respondents did not grow up on farms – facing a unique set of challenges – not inheriting land, networks, don’t know how USDA works. 69% have degrees beyond high school. Farmer respondents are roughly twice as likely to be farmers of color or Indigenous farmers as in the U.S. census. 72% reported growing vegetables, and 81% reported growing 2+ products. 25% said livestock made up their highest proportion of sales, but many are using livestock to diversify their farms. CSAs and farmers markets are the most common distribution channels. 75% of respondents described their practices as “sustainable.”
- Erin These are the demographics from NYFC’s National Young Farmer Survey. 60% are women. 75% of respondents did not grow up on farms – facing a unique set of challenges – not inheriting land, networks, don’t know how USDA works. 69% have degrees beyond high school. Farmer respondents are roughly twice as likely to be farmers of color or Indigenous farmers as in the U.S. census. 72% reported growing vegetables, and 81% reported growing 2+ products. 25% said livestock made up their highest proportion of sales, but many are using livestock to diversify their farms. CSAs and farmers markets are the most common distribution channels. 75% of respondents described their practices as “sustainable.”
- Erin Young people identify their land practices with land stewardship, as seen above. Young farmers are 17 times more likely to be organic than the national average. But many more than that use organic practices – important to keep cost-share programs funded.
- Adrienne The top barriers young farmers face, as reported in NYFC’s National Young Farmer survey. Access to land – no matter if you are a first-generation farmer or a multi-generational farmer. It was the number one barrier for aspiring farmers and the number one reason why farmers had quit farming. Student loan debt- coming out of college with debt, young people are not able to take on additional debt to grow their farm businesses. Apprenticeship programs, which are so helpful for learning the ropes of farming, are off limits to many people who can’t afford to make stipend wages and pay their student loans at the same time. Labor – most expensive part of the farm. Skilled labor is hard to find. Health Insurance – farming is a dangerous occupation. Affordable healthcare is a foundation of the young farmer movement – without access to affordable health care, many young farmers would be forced to find more stable occupations that offer health insurance benefits.
- Erin And about half attributed this to climate change. This was from our 2017 survey. I think if we asked this today, even in that small amount of time, I think farmer attitudes around climate change have changed, with the drought last year in the SW and the floods in the MW and major rain events in the NE and hurricanes in the SE.
- Erin According to our 2015 survey and focus groups in the Western US. To address these challenges, respondents cited water conservation practices as one of the primary tools for drought and climate resilience. When asked how drought has affected them, 44% of respondents said drought has forced them to improve irrigation timing and application, 38% implemented soil health practices, and 32% experimented with drought-tolerant crops or livestock. Thirty-two percent of respondents used their own money to upgrade irrigation technology. These numbers are in comparison to 13% of respondents who responded to drought by taking acres out of production and 13% who lost crops or livestock.
- Farm Size: While designed to be “size-neutral,” studies indicate that there is a definite positive association between farm size and EQIP participation. Researchers examining EQIP in Arizona found that only 1% of small farms reported participating in EQIP, but the percentage increased for each larger farm class.1 While this correlation may not be as strong in every state, overall large farms are more likely to receive payments than small farms.2 Was included in the Senate farm bill but didn’t make it into final bill.