14 House Republicans just told the Ag Committee: don’t roll back Prop 12. They stood
up for states’ rights, family farmers, and animal welfare. Read their letter:
www.agri-pulse.com/ext/resource...

🚨Our farmland shouldn't be a dumping ground for toxic sewage sludge. It's time to protect our food, our farmers, and our future. Tell Assemblymember Glick to support the PFAS in Biosolids Management Act — a vital step toward safer, cleaner agriculture in NY. nofany.org/advocacy/far...

In the same week, 1️⃣ Republicans on the House Ag Committee moved forward a bill to gut USDA's #SNAP program & 2️⃣ #USDA reversed course after a #lawsuit by @nofanewyork.bsky.social argued the agency illegally deleted #climate data, violating federal statutes, per @nytimes.com. ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/tg9850VVHKL

A legal victory for farmers and truly all Americans because climate change impacts us all ✊ Thanks to NOFA NY for taking courageous action in the courts! @nofanewyork.bsky.social

#agsky

NY can close a loophole that allows companies to sneak chemicals into the food supply by passing the Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act this year!
nofany.org/.../food-saf...

Unions and advocacy groups say worker organizers have been targeted amid federal immigration sweeps.

“We in the labor movement know all too well: an attack on the rights of any worker is an attack on the rights of every worker.” –UFW Secretary Treasurer Armando Elenes

Federal workers are integral to ensuring a functioning and well supported food system. NOFA's interstate council is proud to be part of the lawsuit that lead to this decision!

NY Renews responds to the 2025/2026 NY state budget: $1B for climate is a good start. But Cap and Invest could bring in up to 12x that *annually* for lower energy bills, cleaner air, and tens of thousands of good jobs.

Read our full statement:
www.nyrenews.org/news/2025/5/...

#17April is International Day of Peasant Struggles! In solidarity with @viacampesinabe.bsky.socialwe demand comprehensive land reform and an end to profit-driven land grabbing. We call for fair land redistribution to family farmers, Indigenous peoples, and smallholders everywhere. #PeasantStruggles

Good news! Congress has reintroduced the L.O.C.A.L. Foods Act, a bipartisan bill that supports small-scale meat producers in rural communities by allowing consumers to purchase livestock and designate an agent to slaughter and process their meat. #agsky #smallfarms #onfarmslaughter #familyfarmers

A @civileats.com exclusive: “USDA’s refusal to pay what is owed to farmers and the organizations that support them is theft, plain and simple.” @corybooker.com civileats.com/food-policy-...

Take Action Now!

Call your Congress members and tell them to defend the CFPB bit.ly/Fight4TheCFPB

Hochul needs to #ReleaseTheRegs for Cap and Invest and #FundClimate to show she can stand up to Trump, protect ratepayers, and fight for our climate.

(& many thanks to AM Stirpe for continuing to show leadership in CNY.)

#SmallFarmer Stephen Leslie writes: "When I entered a farm apprenticeship back in 1992, I felt that becoming a small diversified organic farmer in the US was the most potent form of non-violent direct action to change the system that I could undertake."

Read more here: wp.me/p3Xbqw-2qs

#nffcflyin

Farmers depend on climate data. They’re suing the USDA for deleting it.

Growing food is a precarious business, and losing access to key information makes it worse.

grist.org/food-and-agr...

#Farmers #Farms #Food #Agriculture

📢Tell Congress!🚜Farmers & rural communities are counting on you to stop the chaotic and reckless funding freeze at USDA that leaves farmers out to dry & will drive up food prices at the store.🪧Take Action: sustainableagriculture.net/take-action/
#UnfreezeFundsNOW #DONTFAILFARMERS #sustainableag

Hearst TV talked to members at our fly-in! Patti Naylor, Iowa farmer, in response to Trump's tariffs: “What you're doing right now is just taking a hatchet to everything without really thinking about it. We need real discussions about what kind of changes we need in our agriculture." #agsky

We've joined Bluesky! NOFA-NY is an organization of farmers, gardeners, and consumers working together to create a sustainable regional food system that’s ecologically sound, socially just, and economically viable. Join us! nofany.org