Advocacy and Policy

To be an advocate is to speak up for those whose voices are too often ignored. It’s calling out the struggles and needs of communities facing injustices and demanding change. Beyond amplifying a message, advocacy means working with others to compile resources and take the necessary steps together to achieve progress. This guide will walk…

Advocacy is difficult, and why does it matter? AG Cultured teaches on the impacts that agricultural advocacy can have, because as many of probably heard, if you're not telling your story, someone else is.

Become educated, build relationships, and act, these are the three simple steps to advocacy. Becoming and AG-vocate is something that anyone can do, an as connection to where our food comes from, it is ever the more vital. Learn how to become an AG-vocate with Farm Credit of Southern Colorado (but also applicable nationwide!).

An advocacy toolkit by Farm Bureau on how to stand up for ag policy in your state and in your communities. These steps can increase your effectiveness as an advocate and develop yourself further into agricultural advocacy.

This simple ten step guide can get anyone on their best foot forward moving into advocating for agriculture. Advocate to implement change and enact legislation that supports the farming community. Elected officials are the leaders who implement change and create legislation in our communities, states and nation.

The gap in understanding between farmers and consumers is both a challenge and an opportunity for advertising advocacy through marketing. This article from Northern AG informs on how to tell stories, not sell product, and how fact can fight misinformation.

A list of organizations to follow and learn from based on their priorities and the type of advocacy work that they do. A handy tool, developed by Oregon Farm Corps, when deciding which organizations to support and where to find resources and calls to action.

Learn how to testify in committee hearings with this guide from the Oregon State Legislature, which goes through the whole process from registering to day of the committee hearing.