Register Today for the Native Farm Bill Coalition’s February 2 Webinar on Credit and Rural Development
Are you aware of how the Farm Bill impacts your Tribal members?
The Farm Bill is one of the largest pieces of legislation in the United States. Enacted every five years by Congress, it addresses policy and funding for everything from nutrition programs and food production to natural resource conservation, forestry, and rural infrastructure and economic development.
On February 2, the Native Farm Bill Coalition (NFBC or Coalition) will host its third webinar to provide an overview of:
- Risks and opportunities for Indian Country in the credit and rural titles of the bill;
- The NFBC’s recent activity; and
- Expected congressional action in 2018.
Webinar Details:
Date: Friday, February 2, 2018
Time: 1:00 p.m. EST | 12:00 p.m. CST | 11:00 p.m. MST | 10:00 a.m. PST | 9:00 a.m. AKST
Registration: To register for the webinar, click here.
Webinar resources:
- Regaining Our Future: An Assessment of Risks and Opportunities for Native Communities in the 2018 Farm Bill
- Title by Title Summaries of opportunities in the upcoming Farm Bill
- First NFBC Webinar Recording on nutrition and an overview of risks and opportunities in the upcoming 2018 Farm Bill that are of importance to Indian Country (December 18, 2017)
- Second NFBC Webinar Recording on Conservation, Forestry and Traditional Foods (January 8, 2018)
More about the Native Farm Bill Coalition
For decades, Tribes have largely been left out of Farm Bill discussions and subsequently missed opportunities to advance their interests. The NFBC is a new effort to give Native Americans a strong, united voice to advance a common Farm Bill agenda benefiting Indian Country.
Coalition membership is comprised of tribal governments and tribal organizations and is co-chaired by Keith B. Anderson, Vice-Chairman of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, and Ross Racine, Executive Director of the Intertribal Agriculture Council.
The NFBC is a joint project of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Seeds of Native Health campaign in collaboration with the Intertribal Agriculture Council, the National Congress of American Indians, and the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative to improve dietary health and food access in Indian Country.