Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

Membership

The USDA Secretary may appoint up to 20 members to the ACBFR. The members are representatives from state beginning farming programs; commercial lenders; private nonprofit organizations, community colleges and other higher education institutions, and other entities or persons providing lending or technical assistance for beginning farmers and ranchers. The Secretary may also appoint Regular Government Employees from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the Farm Service Agency. Members are appointed to 2-year terms and may seek reappointment.

Current Charter

• Current Charter (PDF, 224 KB)

Archives

Charters and Membership

• Membership Balance Plan (2023) (PDF, 119 KB)
• Committee Members (2019 – 2021)

Federal Register Notices

Federal Register notice (June 2, 2021)

Federal Register notice (PDF, 253 KB) (October 31, 2020)

Federal Register Notice (May 19, 2020)

Federal Register Notice (CANCELLED: Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, March 16, 2020)

Agendas

• Agenda (PDF, 140 KB) (June 2, 2021)

• Agenda (DOCX, 49.7 KB) (May 19, 2020)

• Agenda (PDF, 36.3 KB) (October 31, 2020)

Minutes and Transcripts

• Minutes (DOCX, 66.1 KB) (October 31, 2020)

• Transcript (PDF) (May 19, 2020)

Presentations

October 31, 2020 Meeting

• National Institute of Food & Agriculture (NIFA) (PPT, 7.8 MB) (10.31.20)

• Economic Research Service (ERS) (10.31.20)

• Farm Service Agency (FSA) (10.31.20)

Recommendations

• Recommendations from the USDA Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers September 2021 (PDF, 537 KB)
• Recommendations from the USDA Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers to USDA Secretary Perdue August 11, 2020 (PDF, 603 KB)
• Recommendations from the USDA Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers to USDA Secretary Perdue February 19, 2020 (PDF, 112 KB)
• Recommendations from the USDA Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers to Secretary Perdue - April 18, 2018 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers to Secretary Vilsack - August 31, 2015 (PDF, 935 KB)
• USDA Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Recommendations on Land Tenure to Secretary Vilsack - August 31, 2015 (PDF, 51.9 KB)

Contact Us

Ms. R. Jeanese Cabrera
Designated Federal Officer
Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop 0601, Room 524-A
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 720-6350
Email: acbfr@usda.gov

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