NYFEA - The Association for Educating Agricultural Leaders.
NYFEA's purpose is to develop leaders, inspire service, strengthen communities, and enhance the success potential for American agriculture, especially the young and beginning producers and young agribusiness professionals. As a member of NYFEA, you can mentor young people seeking to enter the industry, you can network with leaders in the industry, you can advocate for better young producer programs of support and you can serve others!
03/25/2026
National Ag Day provides an opportunity to celebrate God's creation. NYFEA thanks the stewards of land, caregivers for animals and providers of food and fiber. We especially thank those who invest in the next generation. It is these young farmers, ranchers and agriculturalists who are the Promise of Agriculture! www.nyfea.org
03/19/2026
03/18/2026
Ag Promise Day 3 - A pre-visit briefing on the Hill. Looking forward to visiting our Congressional offices and sharing our Talking Points. www.nyfea.org
03/17/2026
Ag Promise Day 2 - A night of motivation was enjoyed by all as the monument tour allowed attendees to see the Lincoln, King, Roosevelt and Jefferson Memorials! Be inspired while learning to make your voice heard. www.nyfea.org
03/17/2026
Ag Promise Day 2 - What a great team! These young ag leaders took the morning's issue conversations and by late afternoon developed Talking Points for Tuesday's Hill visits. Phenomenal Work! www.nyfea.org
03/17/2026
Ag Promise Day 2 - Drafting Talking Points allowed for issue collaboration & consensus building. Great teamwork by outstanding students. Narrowed from 105 points to one pagers! Amazing work! www.nyfea.org
03/13/2026
Ag Promise Day 2 - Part 2 - Emily Stone, of National Ag Law Center, briefed on MAHA. The policy learning just kept on coming. Kyle Allen of NRCS also briefed on USDA and Kierra Collins from AFB spoke on opportunities on The Hill. Great to hear from each. www.nyfea.org
03/12/2026
Ag Promise Recap- Morning Session -Day 2. Our national group of student leaders loved hearing from Matt Mika (Am Hort), Chuck Penry (CD Penry and Associates) and Allison Rivera. (NGFA). Learning from Top Level advocates in DC was a treat. Taking notes on specific, current issues was important. Real world information is powerful. Great job by our panel! www.nyfea.org
03/12/2026
On Day One of Ag Promise, we met new friends and practiced advocacy. What would you say to Congress about apples, pears and oranges? What is the ag issue, how do we advocate and to whom do we speak are just a few of the fun, interactive learning experiences. Ag Promise was great! www.nyfea.org
03/10/2026
Ag Promise - Day 3. What an amazing day! Thank you to Cong Mike Rogers, your team and the many others from across the Hill. From visiting the Armed Services Com. Room to office visits with Congressional staffers, the talking points were a success. Our student leader attendees had a blast, shared important stories and made new friends. So proud of these very talented young ag leaders. www.nyfea.org
03/10/2026
Another great day at Ag Promise. Super speakers, excellent teamwork and collaborative talking points. FUN. Phenomenal group of attendees! www.nyfea.org/agricultures-promise-1
