Purpose, Goals and Structure
There are three NFFC Task Forces: Trade Task Force, Farm and Food Policy
Task Force (includes Dairy Subcommittee) and Credit Task Force.
Overall Purpose: NFFC carries out its campaigns through the three task
forces and the subcommittee listed above. Farmers representing their
respective organizations share similar strategies for renewing family
farm agriculture but politicians often pit regional groups against each
other in public policy debates. Working in task forces enables farm groups
of differing commodities and in various regions to develop national
organizing strategies and directly participate in issue work.
1. Task Force Goals:
• Identify and act on strategic legislative opportunities to promote and
win progressive policy alternatives impacting the farm and food sectors.
• Hold policy makers and government agencies accountable.
• Expose and challenge corporate agribusiness direct responsibility for
destructive farm, food, trade and rural/farm credit policies.
• Add value to member groups' campaigns and initiatives.
• Formulate and recommend actions and policy positions to the NFFC Board
and Executive Committee.
2. Task Force Composition
• At least one representative (leader and/or staff) from each member
group active in respective task force issues.
• Chairperson(s) (must be NFFC Board Member(s).
• NFFC Executive Director and staff member assigned to Task Force.
3. Task Force Members' Responsibilities:
• Act as liaison between Task Force and member organization: bring organizational
requests for action to Task Force; consult with organization to help prioritize
Task Force activities; take action alert requests, materials, etc. back to member
organizations and ensure support and follow-up.
• Bring pertinent ideas, material, and information to attention of Task Force
leadership and staff.
• Participate on regular monthly conference calls, and face-to-face meetings;
review agenda and materials in advance; suggest agenda items; serve on ad-hoc
committees and sub-committees when appropriate.
• Elect/confirm Task Force Chair(s).
