BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261014T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261014T121500 DTSTAMP:20261006T201951Z CREATED:20260907T215606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T201951Z UID:10000782-1791975600-1791980100@www.agandfoodfunders.org SUMMARY:The Future of Agriculture in a Time of Crisis Part 1: On Shaky Ground: Why the Farm Crisis Matters and How to Stop It   DESCRIPTION:American agriculture is in crisis\, and to date systems have not been put in place to sustain agricultural communities and family farms. This series – The Future of Agriculture in a Time of Crisis – will provide analysis of the current agricultural crisis and insight into real solutions that will not only help farmers today but assist in preventing an agricultural crisis like this from happening again. The series will feature agricultural leaders who worked firsthand in the farm financial crisis of the 1980s\, former USDA officials\, and more. \n\n\n\nPart 1: On Shaky Ground: Why the Farm Crisis Matters and How to Stop It  \n\n\n\nUnderstanding today’s farm crisis is not only imperative to keeping farmers farming but has direct ties to mitigating climate change and creating a sustainable agricultural industry in the United States. This foundational session grounds the crisis in hard data\, giving grantmakers and impact investors a clear view of current agricultural economics\, farm bankruptcy trends\, and shifting safety nets. Join us to analyze the current landscape and identify where funder intervention is needed most. \n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIvy Jean Reynolds\, Founder & Principal Consultant\, Agrarian Policy Center\, LLC\n\nIvy Jean Reynolds is a visionary leader in agricultural policy with over a decade of experience driving systemic change for family farmers\, ranchers\, and rural communities. As the Founder t of the Agrarian Policy Center\, Ivy Jean provides expert analysis and strategic counsel to organizations navigating the complexities of modern food systems\, translating dense regulatory frameworks into actionable grassroots strategies. \n\n\nPrior to founding the Center\, Ivy Jean served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy at the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Washington\, D.C. In this pivotal role\, she provided strategic counsel to the FSA Administrator and helped oversee operations for an agency of 13\,000 employees. Her leadership was instrumental in developing innovative programs that enhanced federal assistance delivery and climate-smart conservation practices nationwide. \n\n\nIvy Jean holds a Master of Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Technology in Agriculture Business Management from SUNY Cobleskill. She blends high-level executive experience with a “boots-on-the-ground” perspective\, ensuring that the voices of producers remain at the forefront of national policy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJanie Hipp\, CEO/President\, Native Agriculture Financial Service\n\nJanie Simms Hipp\, J.D.\, LL.M. is the CEO of Native Agriculture Financial Services (NAFS)\, a 501c3 lender providing capital access and technical services. She is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. Prior to serving as CEO of NAFS\, she served as the General Counsel of USDA\, the founding CEO of the Native American Agriculture Fund\, the founding director of the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative\, and served in various capacities within three USDA administrations. She sits on various boards\, including federal advisory committees\, in the agriculture\, finance\, risk management\, rural economic development\, and related sectors. Her career began in the 1980s during the farm financial crisis of that time. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSavi Horne\, Executive Director\, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers and Land Loss Prevention Project\n\nSavi Horne is Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers’ Land Loss Prevention Project. LLPP is a non-profit public interest organization that is celebrating 43 years of providing legal services and technical support to North Carolina’s financially distressed farmers\, ranchers and landowners to preserve their farms\, homes\, land and rural livelihoods. Savi served as a member of the Agriculture Subcommittee of the United State Department of Agriculture Equity Commission\, the Equity Commission made recommendations for systemic equity changes in the delivery of programs and services to historically underserved farmers\, ranchers and forest owners. Savi served on the Leadership Team of the National Black Food and Justice Alliance/Black Land and Power Coalition and is now a member of the Wisdom Council. She served on the board of National Family Farm Coalition. Savi is a board member of the Rural Coalition. Savi has been widely honored for her work which includes the 2020 American Bar Association Section of Environment\, Energy\, and Resources (SEER) Award for Excellence in Environmental\, Energy and Resources Stewardship. In September 2022\, she was awarded the Spirit of Farm Aid Award: Lifetime All Access Pass\, signed by Willie Nelson\, in recognition of her “tireless contribution to Farm Aid’s mission to cultivate a vibrant\, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America.” In June 2023\, she was awarded the Leadership Award from the James Beard Foundation. She is a graduate of the Rutgers University School of Law-Newark (JD) and the City College of New York (BA). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11/18 | Part 2: Abundant Soil: Farm Finance as a Catalyst for Equity\, Resilience\, and Regeneration\n\n\n\nToday’s farm crisis demands immediate action to ensure farmers stay on the land. In times of distress\, targeted loan interventions and technical assistance serve as vital lifelines to extend the timeline of adverse action and preserve an operation’s underlying health. In Part 2 of this series\, hear directly from technical service experts on how grantmakers and impact investors can fund rapid-response financial tools\, advocate for farmers in real time\, and sow seeds of long-term resilience. \n\n\n\n12/2 | Part 3: Back from the Edge: Rethinking American Agriculture from the Ground Up \n\n\n\nSome experts argue that the farm financial crisis of the 1980s never truly ended\, as Federal agricultural policy has repeatedly failed to drive systemic change. In this series finale\, we will examine the deep structural weaknesses in modern agriculture and highlight how strategic investment in forward-thinking technical solutions and policies can support rural communities as we rethink American agriculture from the ground up. \n\n\n\nThis series is open to all. We encourage participation in all three sessions\, but this is not required. 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