OUTREACH
CLIMATE SMART
The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund ("the Federation") was recently awarded a multi-million dollar Climate-Smart Commodities project under USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. The Federation serves as a designated USDA-Cooperator and will provide education, outreach, and technical assistance to underserved farmers who adopt certain climate-smart practices.
January 2024
Climate Smart knowledge sharing discussion
WATCH Federation Live! Climate-Smart Commodities Project education and outreach discussion with:
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FSC/LAF's Rural Training and Research Center Director and State Coordinators
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Forest landowners
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Cattle ranchers
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Commodities producers
EDUCATION
Data from the 2022 Census of Agriculture is now available.
Watch our March 20, 2024, Federation Live! Knowledge Sharing Discussion with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) focused on sharing critical data on agriculture trends.
Policymakers and educators use ag census data to determine everything from disaster relief allocation to farm bill policy.
March 20, 2024
2022 AG Census Knowledge Sharing Discussion
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
HEIRS PROPERTY
RELENDING
PROGRAM
What is Heirs' Property
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Family land inherited without a will or legal documentation of ownership
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Land inherited with a will that divides real estate equality among all heirs
The Heirs' Property Relending Program
represents a collaboration between the
Federation and Shared Capital.
Resources
We are excited to announce that applications are open for the Braiding Seeds Fellowship, a project of Soul Fire Farm Institute in collaboration with the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, which will honor the legacy of our ancestors who carried seeds in their braids across the Middle Passage by providing beginning farmers with resources, professional development, and mentorship to support their livelihood on land.
The fellowship is an 18-month-long program for beginning BIPOC farmers and land stewards living in the following US states: ME, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, DC, MS, AL, LA, PA, WV, VT.
The ten selected fellows will receive $50,000 stipends as well as professional development, 1:1 mentorship, workshops, farm finance and business plan support, cohort gatherings, and individualized coaching.