'Iowa is the canary in the coal mine for America'

Check out my interview in Food Fix: foodfix.co/in-our-food-ba…

📢NSAC seeks a Climate Policy Specialist!🌎This role will build on your skills & experience in sustainable agriculture & climate policy, scientific analysis, direct advocacy & grassroots engagement.🗓️Apply by 4/28. sustainableagriculture.net/about-us/jobs/

CALL FOR PITCHES! For High Country News, I’m looking for under-reported stories about recent immigrants from Latin America to the West. More details threaded below 🧵👇🏾

Last year grist and Rural Strategies gave out $100,000 in grants to report on the rural US. Here are the more than 50 stories that were produced from journalists around the country. grist.org/updates/rural-…

THANK YOU to Angie Craig & Rep. Betty McCollum for becoming co-sponsors of the Land Access, Security, & Opportunities (LASO) Act! The LASO Act, championed by Senator Tina Smith, reauthorizes the landmark Land, Capital, & Market Access Program with $100M and is a top LSP priority.

Funding for USDA & agencies expires Friday, March 1 absent congressional approval of an FY24 appropriations bill or an extension of current funding. Our latest post details the ongoing stand-off & touches on the importance of the Packers & Stockyards Act⬇️
sustainableagriculture.net/blog/riders-in…

NEW: The Dept. of Agriculture equity commission has released its final report this morning. Over 60 recommendations to make its sprawling programs more accessible. Some the dept has already started on, others take Congressional action. There’s a lot in here:

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On our #LASOAct briefing this afternoon we're grateful to be joined in support from original bill cosponsors Senator Tina Smith Rep. Nikki Budzinski Congressman Zach Nunn Rep. Joe Courtney who understand the importance of promoting equitable #landaccess for #youngfarmers in the #farmbill .

We need people in our lives to open the doors and tell you - you belong in this room!

#NaturallyLatinos keynoter Vanessa García Polanco (
Vanessa García Polanco, MS).

For my first floor speech of 2024, I spoke about immigration – an issue that is so critical & so fundamental to the U.S. It’s currently being debated & negotiated over as part of a larger appropriations deal, so I felt it was important to lay down how I approach the issue. 1/2

Global scientific agencies confirm that 2023 was the hottest year on record for the world by a wide margin. These statistics reflect a long-term trend: the last 10 years have been the 10 hottest on record.

UCS statement: act.ucsusa.org/423EpeH

Didn't have Mark Zuckerberg dipping into cattle ranching on my 2024 bingo card, but here we are

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Really interesting talk from IPES-Food in which they presented their report on the influence of corporates on regulation and governance, and how as a result there has been a failure to shift the dial on the UN SDGs. #ORFC24

We recently announced a $747k Dept. of Agriculture grant through UConn to help young farmers gain key business skills and ensure they have the tools to withstand setbacks like the flooding many farmers faced last year.

To secure the future of food production, we must support young farmers.

We're proud of our climate anthology Not Too Late, but we also wanted to provide more practical answers to the questions about how to get involved so many ask. So we're adding this chapter to the book that's also a free download here. Please share! nottoolateclimate.com/_files/ugd/c8e…

We're resharing some of our favorite posts from 2023. This #BlackinEnvironWeek post by Vanessa García Polanco, MS is from April. We're so glad Vanessa will join us as a keynote speaker at #NaturallyLatinos . Details: hopin.com/events/nlc2024…

ICYMI - the House yesterday voted overwhelmingly (330-99) to reinstate whole milk as an option in schools (for past decade federal nutrition standards have limited milk options to low-fat & fat-free) 🥛

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity! Stay updated and be the first to enroll in A Greener World, RAFI, and Soil Health Institute's USDA-funded project. Start your journey towards #ClimateSmart , #regenerative farming.🌱🌞
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Day 10 at #COP28 focused on #food , #agriculture and #water - stressing the need for more climate-resilient food systems, and food production in harmony with a healthy planet.