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

Tell the House Ag Committee what you want in the next Farm Bill

Urge Congress to Cosponsor the Strengthening Local Processing Act

Tell Congress to Help Farmers and Ranchers Combat the Climate Crisis

Tell the FDA to take action on PFAS contamination on farmland

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:

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)