Take Action

Actions you can take right now to help support and advance organic regenerative agriculture include:

Tell Governor Hochul to…

Sign the Birds & Bees Protection Act!

Safeguard pollinators, waterways, people, and the future of our food supply by banning unnecessary and harmful neonic uses.

NY’s New Cap & Invest Program Must Prioritize Environmental Justice

Corporate polluters must pay up for their toxic pollution, raising billions of dollars to address the climate crisis head-on.

Tell Your Members of Congress …

Support climate, land, and food justice for all in the 2023 Farm Bill!

For more opportunities to take action on the farm bill visit our Farm Bill Campaign webpage.

Contact Federal Agencies

Urge the FDA to Take Action on PFAS Contamination on Farmland

Tell the USDA that Organic is Soil-Based

Contact Your Legislator

Calling or emailing your elected representatives is an easy yet powerful way to make your voice heard! Find your federal and state representatives below.

Federal
Find Your Representative
Find Your Senator

New York State
Find Your State Senator
Find Your Assemblymember

For New York State residents:

Charles E. Schumer (D–NY)
322 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202.224.6542
Email

Kirsten Gillibrand (D–NY)
478 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202.224.4451
Email

Public Comments and Letters

NOFA-NY regularly writes letters to legislators, testifies at legislative hearings, and submits comments to the federal register and New York register to advance our policy resolutions. Here are our most recent comments and letters:

2023

NOFA-NY Written Testimony to Assembly Roundtable on Expanding Access to Composting Food Scraps (September 2023)
NOFA-NY Comments on the Draft New York State Solid Waste Management Plan (June 2023)
Comments on Origin of Livestock (OOL) final rule implementation (June 2023)
Organic Agriculture is Soil-Based: Position Statement (May 2023)
NOFA-NY Memo of Support for the Good Food NY Bill (May 2023)
NOFA-NY Memo of Support for the Birds and Bees Protection Act (March 2023)
NOFA-NY Testimony 2023 NYS Joint Legislative Budget Hearing: Environmental Conservation (February 2023)

2022

2021

Northeast Dairy Task Force Recommendations to USDA (December 2021)
Written testimony presented at Assembly Public Hearing on Oversight of the SFY 2021-2022 State Budget as it Relates to Assisting Small- and Medium-Sized Farms Compete in the State, National, and International Marketplace (November 2021)
Comments to USDA on the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Partnership Program (November 2021)
Letter of Support for Black Farmers United NYS (October 2021)
Comments to National Organic Standards Board on Field and Greenhouse Container Production (September 2021)
Written testimony in support of the Birds and Bees Protection Act (September 2021)
Comments to USDA on increasing organic meat and poultry processing capacity (September 2021)
Comments to the National Organic Program on the proposed Origin of Livestock Rule (July 2021)

2019-2020

Comments to the National Organic Program on the Strengthening Organic Enforcement proposed rule (October 2020)
Comments to USDA on a domestic hemp program (October 2020)
Comments to USDA on genetically engineered chestnut trees (September 2020)
Comments to the National Organic Program on the proposed Origin of Livestock Rule (December 2019)