Feb 8, 2024 | Featured Article, News, Press Release
Applications are open for the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s tenth annual Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit, set for July 15 – 23, 2024. The Youth Summit brings participants from across Indian Country to the University...
Dec 7, 2023 | Featured Article, News, Press Release
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s Meagen Baldy (Hupa from the Hoopa Valley Tribe) recently accepted the nomination to the inaugural U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC). “Meagen’s knowledge and expertise will prove an...
Nov 30, 2023 | Featured Article, News, Press Release, Publications
After a couple of tumultuous months, the Farm Bill is officially extended. In mid-November, just before Congress left town for the holiday break, the House and Senate agreed to a one-year extension of the current Farm Bill with a new expiration date of Sept. 30,...
Oct 18, 2023 | Featured Article, News, Press Release
The University of Arkansas and the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) proudly announce the newly-created Native American Student Services Director position on the UofA campus. This position, funded through a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tribal...
Oct 11, 2023 | Featured Article, News, Press Release
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) at the University of Arkansas School of Law recently entered into a cooperative agreement with U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (USDA-FNS). This $500,000 award will support the...
Sep 11, 2023 | Featured Article, News, Press Release
In 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed updates to its Department Regulations regarding USDA offices on reservations. Click the link below to download Tribal Briefing Materials distributed to Tribal leaders ahead of the September 2023 Consultation....
