Farmers for Climate Action Week

Last March, hundreds of farmers rallied in Washington, D.C. at the Farmers for Climate Action: Rally for Resilience to demand action on climate change, racial justice, and strengthened communities in the Farm Bill. This week, we are mobilizing again to ask that Congress act on climate in the Farm Bill.

Take action! Choose a message to send to your legislator:

Share your story on social media!

Another way to engage in Farmers for Climate Action Week is to post on your social media about your farmer climate story, using the hashtag #farmersforclimateaction. What are you doing on your farm or in your community to address the climate crisis? Why is it important to you to prioritize racial justice in the farm bill? What would a fair food system look like to you? Tag your Members of Congress (find their social media handles here) to level-up your impact!

Our asks

Farmer-Led Climate Solutions

Value and support the expertise of farmers whose long-developed, holistic, sustainable systems address climate concerns and many related environmental challenges

• Build new permanent, climate-focused, baseline funding for conservation programs

• Maximize opportunities and program compatibility for organic and transitioning producers

• Increase availability and quality of technical assistance for climate-friendly farming

• Provide long-term support for perennial practices via the conservation programs

• Expand research programs that identify and train farmers in best practices

Racial Justice

Prioritize the expertise and needs of Indigenous and traditional communities in the Farm Bill 

• Dedicate more resources to farmers who have been underserved by Farm Bill programs

• Reduce barriers to program participation

• Gather and use data in ways that minimize burdens and maximize transparency

• Expand research on unique climate change impacts on vulnerable and underserved populations

• Codify the purpose, functions, and funding for the USDA Equity Commission

• Recognize Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)-based conservation

• Allow lands held in common and by Tribal entities to access conservation programs

Communities not Corporations

Ensure that land, products, and benefits of agriculture will remain under or return to the control of those with knowledge and skill in managing and developing sustainable systems, to benefit them and their communities

• Create new funding and leadership structures to promote equitable land access

• Invest in local and regional food systems, including regional-scale infrastructure

• Strengthen and fund enforcement of antitrust and fair competition laws

• Expand availability of publicly held, regionally tailored seeds and breeds

• Ensure any efforts to build markets for carbon do not further concentrate wealth and power or add to burdens shouldered by communities