ACTION ALERTS
ACTION ALERTS
Follow this page for things you or your organization can do to fight for a just food system in our city, state, and beyond!
It’s no secret that folks are struggling right now.
Food and farm workers are fighting for safety and dignity in fields and factories. Farmers are organizing for climate and market resilience. And communities across the U.S. are demanding clean water, air and healthy food.
The House Agriculture Committee just released a farm bill that does nothing to help working people. The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 doubles down on profit for Big Food, Ag and Tech corporations.
The Farm Bill touches all parts of our lives – from how food is grown and the land and water are protected, to whether families can access food. Instead of investing in workers, climate resilience, or local economies, this bill funds false climate solutions like ag tech, increases pesticide use, and keeps SNAP underfunded.
Together these policies directly harm our communities and the very people who feed us all.
We must demand better for our communities!
Tell your representative to VOTE NO on this Farm Bill. And demand Congress goes back to the drawing board to deliver a Farm Bill that:
Protects food and farm workers
Help farmers build resilience and recover from climate disasters
Invests in BIPOC producers
Includes Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in conservation programs
Invests in local and regional food programs, not corporations.
DEMAND A FARM BILL THAT WORKS FOR PEOPLE & THE PLANET, NOT BIG TECH
Urge the Senate to Build a Better Farm Bill!
On June 23, 2026, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Boozman released the Senate's discussion draft of the Agricultural Act of 2026. Young Farmers opposes the bill for failing to prioritize equitable farmland access, critical nutrition and local food programs, and climate action tools for farmers.
The Senate Agriculture Committee could soon convene a markup to review, debate, and amend the legislation. This is a critical opportunity for Congress to strengthen the bill and address the pressing challenges facing the next generation of U.S. farmers and ranchers. We need your voice to ensure they get it right.
Your Senator needs to hear your priorities for this Farm Bill. Young farmers are the future of agriculture in this country and you deserve federal farm policy that addresses your key challenges, commits meaningful investments in your success, and builds a food and farm system in which you can not only survive, but thrive. When young farmers thrive, so do our communities.
Equitable access to affordable, quality farmland is a foundational need of young producers across the country, and is closely linked to the accessibility of affordable capital. Given the systemic challenges in securing affordable land and capital, these barriers are even greater for farmers of color due to ongoing discrimination and disparate investment.
Your voices have helped envision and shape this legislation, and now is the moment we need your support to ensure land access, climate action, SNAP, and local food programs become part of the next Farm Bill.
Action alert added 8/4/2026
Urge Your Senator to Oppose Chairman Boozman's Farm Bill!
On Thursday, the Senate Agriculture Committee is considering Chairman John Boozman’s (R-AR) Farm Bill proposal that fails to reverse the harmful cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the budget reconciliation law, H.R. 1, passed last July – and the proposal may lead to increased hardship and hunger.
Tell your Senators that a Farm Bill must support farmers and families, and SNAP must be restored, strengthened, and protected.
Already 5 million people – including children, older adults, veterans, and people with disabilities – have lost access to SNAP since H.R. 1 was enacted. Without Congressional action, states will soon have to take on additional administrative costs and, for the first time, program benefit costs – forcing difficult budget choices between funding critical services such as transportation and education, and maintaining essential public services.
Some states have said that they may have to opt out or pause SNAP altogether, which would deepen America’s hunger crisis and weaken our economy.
Your voice matters. Act now to help struggling families keep food on the table.
— Call your Senator: (202) 224-3121, tell them to “Oppose Chairman Boozman’s flawed Farm Bill – or any version that does not strengthen SNAP.”
— If your Senator is on the Senate Agriculture Committee, they should weigh in with their committee leadership, Chairman Boozman (R-AR) or Ranking Member Klobuchar (D-MN) and urge them to reject this flawed proposal. Members should vote no on this proposal, and any Farm Bill that does not strengthen and protect SNAP.
— Email your Senator: Urge Your Senators to Pass Legislation That Supports Families and Farmers, Restores SNAP
Share this message with your colleagues, network partners, family, and neighbors along with these resources:
— Farm Bill Proposal Penalizes States, Delays SNAP Benefit Cost Shift to States for Only One Year
— Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Releases Updated Farm Bill Proposal, but Key SNAP Harms Remain
— Why the SNAP Administrative Cost Shift Threatens State Budgets and Program Operations
— Table: Economic Strain and New SNAP Cost-Shifts Under H.R. 1 Across All States
Universal Periodic Review Submission
CALL FOR ENDORSEMENTS:
Universal Periodic Review Submission
Join us in telling the UN that U.S. Civil Society believes food is a human right
In April 2026, the National Right to Food Community of Practice submitted an update report to the United Nations as part of the Universal Periodic Review of the United States.
We are now circulating the report to people who may wish to add their name or share this with their own networks. Additional endorsements will help show a collective, shared commitment to food as a human right from U.S. civil society and other advocates.
Steps you can take:
Read and share the report: Progressing the Right to Food in the United States: 2026 Update
Complete this form to add your voice:Register your Endorsement
Share with your networks: CALL FOR ENDORSEMENTS: Universal Periodic Review Submission - Join us in telling the UN that U.S. Civil Society believes food is a human right
Common questions (see letter for more details)
Who can endorse? Endorsements can be made on behalf of organizations, coalitions, networks, and institutions or as an individual.
Deadline? We are accepting endorsements on a rolling basis in the lead up to the scheduled review of the United States in November, 2026.
Can I endorse without sharing my name publicly? Yes. There is an option in the form to request that your name is kept anonymous, in which case we will add you to the overall total of endorsements but make this name public.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Chelsea Marshall, chelseamarshall@righttofoodus.org.
Action alert added 8/21/2026