POLICY RESOURCES

Center for Rural Affairs
Located in Nebraska with a national focus, their mission it is to establish strong rural communities, social and economic justice, environmental stewardship, and genuine opportunity for all while engaging people in decisions that affect the quality of their lives and the future of their communities.  Check their website for a wide variety of regional and national policy discussions and actions affecting rural America. 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
Sign up for their e-newsletter. It's a great source for Food Safety Legislation action alerts, press releases, and more.

National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture (NCSA)
A diverse nationwide partnership of individuals and organizations cultivating grassroots efforts to engage policy development processes that result in food and agricultural systems and rural communities that are healthy, environmentally sound, profitable, humane and just. Sign up for their updates and alerts.

National Organic Action Plan (NOAP)
The NOAP project articulates a vision for the future of organic food and agriculture in the United States. It engages collaborators from across the organic community. It is a collaborative project between The Rural Advancement Foundation International - USA (RAFI) and The National Organic Coalition (NOC). RAFI cultivates markets, policies and communities that support thriving, socially just and environmentally sound family farms. NOC is a national alliance of organizations working to provide a "Washington voice" for farmers, ranchers, environmentalists, consumers and progressive industry members involved in organic agriculture.

Land Stewardship Project (LSP)
The Land Stewardship Project periodically sends out Action Alerts that describe how citizens can make their voices heard on critical issues related to family farming, the environment and our rural communities. Read a newly updated fact sheet by LSP, The New & Improved Conservation Stewardship Program.

Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF)
Sign up to receive free, periodic policy updates through OFRF's Organic Farmers Action Network (OFAN). OFAN will keep you informed about federal policy issues that directly affect organic farmers and will help you effectively communicate with Congress on relevant policy issues.

Help shape federal Farm Bill conservation programs to better serve organic farmers and ranchers in your state with this new resource from OFRF. NRCS State Technical Committees and Local Working Groups: A Guide for Organic Farmers and Ranchers. Become a member of your State Technical Committee or a Local Working Group for USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service and get started.

The Wisconsin Organic Advisory Council
Brings together public and private resources to promote Wisconsin's national leadership position in organic agriculture. By advising the Secretary of the Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and other organizations on critical organic issues, the council supports organic production, processing, and purchasing opportunities for Wisconsin farmers, processors, and consumers. Visit their website to read the latest updates and newsletters.

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