AFT’s cohort focused on connecting BIPOC farmers with resources to extend their farming operations, promoting a more resilient food system in North Carolina.
In fall 2023, three equestrians launched Boss Mares Inc. to better support entrepreneurial women in the Western world through workshops and grants.
Teresa Ervin-Springs and Kevin Springs manage TKO Farming in Mississippi, while also helping to ease the learning curves in ag through Ancestral BeKin.
Laura Ann Pollack, who works at Healthy Chesapeake, encourages kids to “try the rainbow” in a food program she started called Color Your Plate.
Melanie Kirby of Zia Queenbees Co., focuses on breeding queen bees to provide beestock for beekeepers in New Mexico and beyond.
A fifth of reported heat-related deaths between 2017 and 2022 were agricultural workers. Many people are calling for regulatory change.
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Mexican immigrant Miguel Avendaño Reyes is grateful for the opportunities he’s had and looks forward to a bright future for California agriculture.
Penn State doctorate student Zoelie Rivera-Ocasio established Zoils & Pigments, a company focused on producing paint pigments derived from soil.
The 2018 farm bill created opportunities for tribal communities, but there is a long way to go toward a fully diverse and inclusive food and farm bill in 2023.