Water Conservation
Land Restoration
Community Outreach
Helping Farmers Nationwide
Welcome to The National Latino Farmers and Ranchers (NLFR), a nonprofit dedicated to empowering Latino farmers and ranchers across the county. We provide advocacy and education on farm management, sustainability training, and conservation best practices that enable underserved Latinos and multiethnic farmers, farmworkers, and ranchers to thrive in the 21st century-era of farming.
Join us in fostering sustainable agriculture and strengthening food security, both locally and globally.
Working with Local Communities on Water Sustainability
National Latino Farmers and Ranchers is working with the Agricultural Gains Upskill All (AGUA) Project to improve water conservation among underserved Latino farmers and ranchers.
The project offers technical assistance, farm management education, and farm-level Conservation Plans. It also equips farmers with the tools and knowledge needed to adopt sustainable water conservation practices.
Young Agricultural Leaders
National Latino Farmers & Ranchers leads the Youth Agricultural Leaders (YAL) program, developing leadership and agricultural skills in students.
In partnership with the USDA’s NRCS, National Latino Farmers & Ranchers empowers future farmers through hands-on practices, cultural traditions, and sustainability, aiming to enhance community food security and build a network of young leaders dedicated to natural resource stewardship.
OUR HISTORY
On a hot summer day in 2005, more than 400 Hispanics, Latinos, African Americans, Asians, and other minority farmers and ranchers gathered in Las Cruces, New Mexico to write a new chapter in American Agriculture. Initially known as the National Latino Farmers and Ranchers Trade Association, NLFR is now a national nonprofit that that advocates on behalf of Latino and underserved farmers across the country, connecting them with government resources and essential conservation and sustainability practices.
USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE PROJECTS
We empower farmers and ranchers through education, advocacy, and sustainable practices
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On February 14, 2024, USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that
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USDA Releases 2022 Census of Agriculture Data
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)
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