Policy Briefings
IFAI Policy Brief October 28, 2024
Summary Congress remains in recess until after Veterans Day on Nov. 11, 2024. Registration is open for the FDPIR Supply Chain Disruptions Follow-up Consultation on Dec. 9, 2024. There are multiple upcoming nominations for agriculture and nutrition-related advisory...
IFAI Policy Brief October 21, 2024
Summary IFAI is hiring! Check out the open positions on the IFAI job board at bit.ly/IFAIJOBS. While the 2018 Farm Bill's extension expired Sept. 30, 2024, funding for most Farm Bill programs will continue until the end of the calendar year. Look for updates in...
IFAI Policy Brief October 15, 2024
Summary While the 2018 Farm Bill's extension expired Sept. 30, 2024, funding for most Farm Bill programs will continue until the end of the year. Look for updates in future IFAI Policy Briefs and keep track of Indian Country's Farm Bill priorities through IFAI's Farm...
Native Farm Bill Coalition
The Native Farm Bill Coalition was formed in 2017 ahead of the 2018 the largest-ever coordinated effort in Indian County around federal food, agriculture, and nutrition policy. The NFBC was co-founded by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), the Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC), the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), and the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) as the Coalition’s official research partner. Learn more about the Native Farm Bill Coalition at www.nativefarmbill.com.
IFAI’s curated tracker offers an analysis of the 2018 Farm Bill’s Indian Country-specific provisions and offers a look at opportunities for Indian Country agriculture in the next Farm Bill.
Click the button below to access IFAI’s tracker.
Please note, this is a living resource that IFAI updates frequently.
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, with the University of Arkansas, tailored tax and asset training specific to Tribal producers and Tribal citizens.
The materials are based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under agreement number FSA22CPT0012189.
Click the button below to access educational materials regarding tax and asset management.