Intertribal Agriculture Council

06/12/2026

Get on the 2026 IAC Rocky Mountain Regional Summit's room block before it closes tomorrow, June 13th!

MORE INFO: https://bit.ly/2026RockyMtn-Summit

06/11/2026

Take part in the upcoming Tribal consultation about FDPIR on June 23rd.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is holding a Tribal consultation on the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) with the FDPIR Tribal Leaders Consultation Work Group.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | 10 AM – 3 PM (ET)
NAFDPIR Annual Conference, Sheraton Niagara Falls, 300 3rd Street, Niagara Falls, New York, USA, 14303

For more information, proxy letter templates, and registration details, visit: bit.ly/TribalConsultations-USDA

Native Farm Bill Coalition encourages our members and your representatives to attend and provide input.

06/10/2026

Comments on proposed changes affecting 31 conservation practice standards in the National Handbook of Conservation Practice Standards are due July 6th, 2026.

Learn more and submit a comment at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/05/2026-11327/proposed-revisions-to-the-national-handbook-of-conservation-practices.

The 31 practices with proposed changes include alley cropping, amendments for treatment of agricultural waste, anionic polyacrylamide (PAM) application, annual forages for grazing systems, combustion system improvement, compost facility, dust control from unpaved roads and surfaces, energy efficient agricultural operation, energy efficient building envelope, energy efficient lighting system, herbaceous w**d treatment, irrigation land leveling, land clearing, livestock pipeline, monitoring well, on-farm secondary containment, prescribed burning, road, trail, and landing closure or treatment, rock wall terrace, row arrangement, short-term storage of animal waste and by-products, silvopasture, spring development, stream habitat improvement and management, trails and walkways, tree-shrub site preparation, waste separation facility, waste treatment, wastewater treatment for milk houses, water well, waterspreading, and well decommissioning.

06/09/2026

Looking for support on conservation work for Tribal buffalo herds? Submit an application by July 6th for the InterTribal Buffalo Council's Regional Conservation Partnership Program.

Find more information and eligibility guidelines at https://www.itbcbuffalonation.org/rcpp.

Notice!! Upcoming 1st batch deadline to close July 6th, 2026, for ITBC Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

For more information on eligible conservation practices and available technical assistance, contact:

Cassie Powell
Northern Great Plains RCPP Project Director for Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 605-394-9730

Paige Schmidt
Southeast RCPP Project Director for Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Florida.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 605-394-9730

Beth Baragary
Southwest RCPP Project Director for Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 816-725-8278

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Regional Conservation Partnership Program Supplemental Agreement numbers 3454, 3503, 4154. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

06/08/2026

Join us for the 2026 IAC Rocky Mountain Regional Summit this July!

Great Falls, Montana | July 28-29

Registration details and more at https://bit.ly/2026RockyMtn-Summit.

The discount for the room block closes June 13th. Get this special rate before it ends.

06/05/2026

Meet IAC Eastern Oklahoma Technical Assistance Specialist Quinton Inman!

“I began working as a Technical Assistance Specialist for IAC in the late summer of 2022. I am 30 years old, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and live in Ketchum, Oklahoma where my family operates a cow/calf operation. We also have horses, which we use on the ranch and at the rodeo. I am a father and spend most of my time outside of work hauling my daughters to rodeos, or practicing with them at home. I am a four time Indian National Finals World Champion and my oldest daughter is gaining on me with three INFR World Championships of her own.

Before coming to work for IAC, I worked at one of the nation's largest sale barns as a field representative. In that role I worked with producers on how to best market their cattle for the benefit of their operation. While at IAC I have been involved in MPPTA Fly-In planning, assisted the Absentee Shawnee Tribe in starting their cattle operation and farm, and have helped producers all over my region with their operations. I have always worked in agriculture and very much enjoy working with people for the betterment of agriculture, communities, and personal operations.”

06/04/2026

Join us for an upcoming webinar on Tribal fish hatcheries and NRCS Technical & Financial Assistance!

JUN 16 | 10 AM (CT)

Register at bit.ly/JUN16HatcheriesWebinar

06/02/2026

It’s official – SAVE THE DATE for the 2026 IAC Annual Conference!

DEC 8-10 | Virgin Hotels

Stay tuned for registration details. See ya’ll back in Vegas!

05/29/2026

How a fisher of the Lummi Nation safeguards the Salish Sea.

05/28/2026

We want to share a big thank you to our Indian Country community for giving back this month in celebration of !

Today is the LAST DAY to & make a gift.

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