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Protect our farms and food from industrial dumping.

Farmland is for food, not toxic waste.

Most likely to be impacted: milk, eggs, and meat.

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Spreading toxic sewage sludge on our farmland puts all of our health at risk. Take action here: nofany.org/sewage-sludge-action

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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...

Congressional Republicans Seek To Gut SNAP; USDA Brings Back Climate Data after Lawsuit Filed - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog Congressional Republicans are proposing steep SNAP cuts, and USDA reverses course after deleting climate data from its website in violation of federal law.

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

USDA Reverses Course, Commits to Restore Purged Climate Webpages in Response to NOFA-NY Lawsuit - NOFA-NY Published by Earthjustice on May 13, 2025 The Trump administration will restore access to vital resources for climate-smart agriculture, forest conservation, climate change adaptation, and rural clean...

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

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Support the Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act - NOFA-NY

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!
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Protests Mount Against ICE Detentions of Immigrant Farmworkers Unions and advocacy groups say worker organizers have been targeted amid federal immigration sweeps.

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-...

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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

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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.

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.

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📢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

NOFA-NY | Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York We are New York’s leading non‐profit organization providing programs and services to promote sustainable, local organic food and farming.

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