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59th Annual Meeting & 25th Estelle Witherspoon Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony
Sustaining the Future: Innovation, Resilience, and Member Engagement We are excited to invite you to the 59th Annual Meeting & 25th Estelle Witherspoon Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund taking place August 13–15, 2026. Centered around this year’s theme, Sustaining the Future: Innovation, Resilience, and Member Engagement, the event will begin in Birmingham and conclude in Epes, Alabama. This special gathering
Hands in the Soil: Women Cultivating Land, Community, & Cooperative Power!
📅 Monday, March 30 🕛 12:00 PM (Noon) eastern Register here! You’ll hear from Federation Board Chair Shirley Blakley, alongside Federation staff Jackie Figg, Shelia Daniels, and Alicia Jordan, and Louise Witherspoon Williams, daughter of Federation founding cooperative member Estelle Witherspoon. As we close out Women’s History Month, we’re creating space for reflection and conversation. Join us for a special webinar on Monday, Noon Eastern time, recognizing the UN’s desi
Georgia Training: Level Up Equipment Training April 2nd-6th
If you’re in Georgia this April, you won’t want to miss the Federation’s equipment training in partnership with Eco Paradigm. This hands-on training will cover a range of equipment designed to support farmers and landowners in their day-to-day operations. Spots are limited, so be sure to register. Sign up for this and other upcoming Alabama Events events on LU.MA : https://lu.ma/ASAC
Latest News Around the Federation
43,244 Discrimination Financial Assistance ProgramDFAP Payments Mailed
Originally published on August 3, 2024 https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Discrimination-Financial-Assistance-Program--DFAP--Check
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Congressman Jim ClyburnHonored as the Federation's23rd Annual Estelle Witherspoon Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Originally Published on July 26th, 2024 https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Federation-of-Southern-Cooperatives-LAF-Announces-23rd-Estelle-Witherspoon-Lifetime-Achievement-Recipient-----.html?soid=1103462940550&aid=597awy-XEv4
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Official Notice of theFederation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund's57th Annual Meeting
Originally published on July 15th 2026 https://myemail.constantcontact.com/OFFICIAL-NOTICE-OF-57th-ANNUAL-MEETING.html?soid=1103462940550&aid=qhBuPLHdY6I
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Mar 61 min read
First Black woman to serve as USDA’s No. 2 set to leave department
Originally published on February 25, 2023 by CNN Politics https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/25/politics/jewel-bronaugh-deputy-secretary-usda/index.html
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Mar 61 min read
TANYA JAMES HIRED AS FEDERATION OF SOUTHERN COOPERATIVES/LAF INTERIM TEXAS STATE COORDINATOR
Originally Published February 16, 2023 EAST POINT, GA. - The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund proudly announces that Tanya James has been tapped to serve as I nterim Texas State Coordinator, where she will lead our efforts around cooperative economic development, land retention, and advocacy with our membership of Black farmers, landowners, and cooperatives . She will focus specifically on underserved communities throughout the state of Texas . Tanya
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