The American Farm Bureau Federation's Young Farmers & Ranchers Program is working with Feeding America to help feed the millions of Americans who face hunger in what we call a Harvest for All.
Throughout the year, farmers across the nation will be donating food, funds and people power to create a hunger-free America. And whether the contribution is a bushel – a dollar – or an hour, Farm Bureau and Feeding America will be working together to finish an important job – making sure every American can enjoy the bounty produced on our farms and ranches.
Partnership
Background
An initial relationship was forged between the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and America's Second Harvest (A2H) (now known as Feeding America) when AFBF offered its support to A2H's first Hunger Awareness Day on June 5, 2002. Discussions following the event evolved to identify that a separate partnership between A2H and AFBF, specifically the Young Farmers & Ranchers Program (YF&R), would be mutually beneficial.
As the first step in developing the partnership, members of AFBF's YF&R Committee participated in a service project with A2H during the committee's meeting in November 2002 held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The event was a success and the AFBF YF&R and A2H partnership and Harvest for All campaign were formally announced on A2H's National Hunger Awareness Day – June 5, 2003. Syngenta joined as the corporate partner for the campaign in June 2003, continuing through 2005. The National Association of Farm Broadcasting has also been involved.
The Harvest for All campaign includes activities organized by state and county Farm Bureaus in connection with local A2H affiliates across the country.
In addition to work on the Harvest for All campaign, AFBF and A2H have worked together on the CARE legislation that allows producers to take a tax deduction on donated commodities. The two groups will continue to work together on this as well as other legislation that meets both organizations' common goals and policy positions.
Related Links
For More Information on How to Participate:
- Dan Durheim, Director, Special Programs, dand@fb.org,
(202) 406-3632 - Tracy Taylor Grondine, Director, Media Relations, tracyg@fb.org,
(202) 406-3642
