USDA Tribal Consultation on FARMING, RANCHING, AND CONSERVATION

AGENDA

2:00-3:00 pm ET TRIBAL CAUCUS
Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC), National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI), and InterTribal Buffalo Council (ITBC)

3:00-5:00pm ET TRIBAL CONSULTATION: FARMING, RANCHING, AND CONSERVATION
Mission Area: Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) and
Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP)
Agencies: Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Risk Management Agency (RMA), and Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)

Introduction/Consulting Officials:
Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC), Under Secretary, Robert Bonnie
Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC), Deputy Under Secretary, Gloria Montaño Greene (2021 Consultation Official)
• Farm Services Agency (FSA), Administrator, Zach Ducheneaux
• Natural Resources Conservation Service, Chief, Terry Cosby
• Risk Management Agency, Administrator, Marcia Bunger
Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP), Under Secretary, Jenny Lester Moffitt
Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP), Deputy Under Secretary, Mae Wu (2021 Consultation Official)
• Agricultural Marketing Service, Administrator, Bruce Summers

2021 Barriers Progress & 2022 Next Steps:
1. Eligibility Issues: Land, Leases, & Farms/Misalignment with BIA Agricultural Leases
2. Indian Country Lack of Access to USDA Agricultural/Land Financing
3. Expand Support for Traditional Foods/Food Ways
4. Value Add/Shared Supply Chain Resources Targeted for Indian Country
5. Increase Field Office Tribal Knowledge
6. Tribal Representation and Voice at USDA