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The Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) seeks a part-time Field Coordinator to work within the Contract Agriculture Reform program.This person will be expected to work from Eastern North Carolina while […]
Michael Sligh retires from RAFI-USA after 29 years
Registration Now Open for 2019 Come to the Table Conference Called to Action: Uprooting Hunger and Cultivating Justice, March 12-13, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Janie Hynson, RAFI-USA(919) 542-1396, x 2300janie@rafiusa.org PITTSBORO, […]
Thursday afternoon, the President signed the 2018 Farm Bill – the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. After months of negotiation, the bill moved through its final stages at lightning speed: […]
Melvin Slade (shown here with his grandson Memphis) is a 65-year-old second generation farmer growing 150 acres of corn, soybeans, and wheat fulltime near Pamlico Beach, NC. Hurricane Florence drowned […]
RAFI-USA 2019 Agricultural Reinvestment Fund Grants for Farmers 25+ grants to be awarded to NC farmers for innovative projects MEDIA CONTACT: Kelli Dale, RAFI-USA(919) 542-1396kelli@rafiusa.org PITTSBORO, NC, November 20, 2018—The Rural […]
The impact of Hurricane Florence has left poultry and hog farmers across the state with damages to their homes, land, and essential farm equipment. Farmers may also face the added […]