Feb 13, 2025 | Agricultural Research, Farm Bill, Featured Article, News, Press Release, Publications
IFAI Releases Farm Bill Comparison Summary The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s comparison summary provides an analysis of Tribal-specific provisons included in H.R. 8467 – Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 and the Rural Prospecrity...
Jan 23, 2025 | Farm Bill, Featured Article, News, Policy Analysis, Press Release, Publications
January 2025 Farm Bill Update Extending Farm Bills while drafting successors was once rare but has become common. The 118th Congress didn’t reauthorize the 2018 Farm Bill. Instead, they opted for two single-year extensions in November 2023 and December 2024. ...
Nov 21, 2024 | Agricultural Research, Farm Bill, Featured Article, News, Policy Analysis, Press Release, Publications
On the week of Nov. 18, 2022, the Senate Majority released its Farm Bill text, with IFAI providing a summary of Tribal priorities contained in the released proposed statutory language. Click the button below to download IFAI’s summary of the proposed...
Nov 7, 2024 | Farm Bill, Featured Article, News, Policy Analysis, Publications
Farm Bill Update November 2024 The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s (IFAI) Senior Staff Attorney, Kelli Case (Chickasaw Nation) J.D., recently highlighted the Farm Bill process and Tribal priorities in an informational question and answer session. Check...
Jun 20, 2024 | Farm Bill, Featured Article, News, Policy Analysis, Publications, Tribal Consultation Briefing Materials
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s legal and policy team have compiled comment template letters that Tribes and Tribal leaders can use to help draft official responses to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Tribal Self-Determination...
Jun 18, 2024 | Farm Bill, Featured Article, News, Policy Analysis, Publications
Farm Bill Update June 2024 – Q&A The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s (IFAI) Director of Research, Policy, and Tribal Governance, Kristiana Coutu, J.D. recently discussed how the Farm Bill works, where Congress is in the current legislative...
