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Risk Management Partnership Tools Help Small Producers and Farmworker Develop Direct Agreements and Help Producers and Workers Improve Workplace Health and Safety.
Highlights Fall 2007
Annual Meeting Report 2005
Support Small Farmers, Farmworkers and Rural Communities and Build a Just
and Sustainable Food System.
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Farm and Food Policy Diversity InitiativePromoting Diversity and Equity in the 2007 Farm BillThe Farm and Food Policy Diversity Initiative is a diverse collaboration of organizations representing people of color farmers, rancher, farm workers and urban food system advocates. It is designed to ensure organizations serving people of color in the food system have the opportunity to link their own initiatives into a comprehensive agenda of food and agriculture policy proposals that allow diverse communities to benefit from the opportunities that other farmers have had for decades and to assure full participation of people of color producers, farm workers and rural and urban communities in the food system. Over 30 of the Diversity Initiative provisions have been including in the Farm Bill Conference report which is now awaiting final passage on the House and Senate floors. The provisions in the final bill make major and long overdue changes that dramatically improve the ability of socially disadvantaged farmers and farmworkers to participate in the food, fuel, and fiber production in this country at a level that adds to the sustainability of local economies and contributes to local food systems.
Linking the Interests of U.S. Farmers with Farmers Globally The Building Sustainable Futures for Farmers Globally campaign seeks to expand the public debate and change public policy on trade and agriculture. Through public education around the 2007 U.S. Farm Bill debate, we strive to address the underlying causes of dumping and identify and support solutions that would serve to foster global economic development and poverty alleviation in the agriculture sector. Read the Building Sustainable Futures Declaration (PDF) To sign on to the Building Sustainable Futures Declaration or learn more about the campaign, visit the globalfarmer.org website. Report Back:Agriculture Appropriations ActionSenate House of Representatives
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Record Keeping Guide
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"A Guide to Financial Record Keeping for Farmers
and Ranchers"
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December 12, 2008
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