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• OEFFA Launches Funding Freeze Action Center
  Across the country, tens of thousands of farmers and the organizations serving them have been impacted by an unprecedented freeze on federal funds obligated under signed, lawful contracts. Beginning as soon as he took office on […]
• The Path to a New Farm Bill (Regularly Updated)
  It’s GO time! Our federal policy team has been busy at work keeping up to date with the farm bill action in Congress. In this blog, you’ll find all relevant updates, with the oldest news at […]
• Farm Action Agriculture Consolidation Data Hub
  Guest post featuring Angela Huffman of Farm Action. Originally published in the Winter 2025 OEFFA Newsletter. A key priority for the OEFFA Policy team is addressing consolidation in food systems and advocating for policies that support […]
• 2024 OEFFA Policy Year in Review 
  2024 was a big year for our policy work. The successes and lessons of last year are shared—shared with those of you who provided testimony at the Statehouse, met with legislators on farms or on Capitol […]

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• Member Spotlight: OEFFA Authors
  Originally published in the Winter 2025 edition of the OEFFA newsletter. As rich as the lands we grow on, the OEFFA community is also an abundant source of education and inspiration. We are fortunate to have […]
• TOPP Mentorship Spotlight: Nanda Kishore Methuku
  By Lindsey Marshall, Midwest Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) Intern Originally published in the Winter 2025 edition of the OEFFA newsletter. How does one become a farmer? Many farmers in the United States inherit their […]
• OEFFA Announces 2025 Award Recipients: Dave Shively, Amalie Lipstreu, Molly Sowash, CJ Morgan
  The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) has named the 2025 recipients of its Stewardship, Service, and Beginning Farmer awards.   Dave Shively of Henry County received the Stewardship Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the […]
• Member Spotlight: Yellowbird Foodshed
  Originally published in the Autumn 2024 edition of the OEFFA newsletter. In many ways, Yellowbird Foodshed is a model for how our food system should work. Local, sustainable farmers are fairly paid and have stable access […]

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