Blog Posts

Tribal Self-Determination and Self-Governance

Please note, this resource is from an earlier Farm Bill cycle and does not reflect the updated, 2025 Farm Bill process. Find IFAI's 2025 Farm Bill Tracker here. With 574+ federally recognized Tribes, all with unique constitutions and governments, addressing food and...

Policy Brief – August 7, 2023

Policy Brief – August 7, 2023

Policy Brief Summary: Congress remains on recess through the month of August, but House Ag Chairman Thompson takes his show on the road for Farm Bill listening sessions in Minnesota and Maine. The former had a university official mention the Farm Bill’s passage as...

Land Grant Program Manager

Navajo Technical University Location: Crownpoint, NM Closing Date: Open Until Filled Duties Include: Research and review USDA and other federal, state, tribal and local agricultural program grant announcements for funding of land grant programming including community...

Native Ag Media Education

Native Ag Media Education

The communications teams from Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, Intertribal Agriculture Council, and Native American Agriculture Fund have come together for a special webinar series, “Native Ag Media Education.” This series is intended for writers, press,...

IFAI Executive Director Presents to MNIBA About IACA

IFAI Executive Director Presents to MNIBA About IACA

Are you a Tribal producer, Tribal food business owner, or gatherer? New proposed regulations under the Indian Acts and Crafts Act could impact you! IFAI's Executive Director, Erin Parker, and the Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance - MNIBA recently discussed how...

Policy Brief – July 31, 2023

Policy Brief – July 31, 2023

Policy Brief Summary: On the eve of the Congressional August recess, there is concern that much–unfinished business remains, where neither chamber circulated a draft of the 2023 Farm Bill. Senate Ag, Nutrition & Forestry Committee Ranking...