RIPE Coalition:
Farmer Advisory Network

RIPE’s Farmer Advisory Network (FAN) is a group of motivated producer-leaders from around the country that is working to help develop policy recommendations and priorities for RIPE. Additionally, members serve as advocates for RIPE and get the word out about our platform and resources within their communities.

Interested in joining the FAN? To learn more about membership, please fill out a request for information form below and we’ll be in touch soon.

Let’s work together

Interested in helping RIPE advance the implementation of regenerative agriculture and renewable energy on farmland? Fill out some info and we will be in touch shortly!

Producer Resources

  • Yellow text against a blue sky that reads "Mental Health Resources for Rural America."

    The agriculture industry is stressful - RIPE cares about producer livelihood and well-being. We have compiled some mental health resources for Rural America. Download our compilation below.

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  • Yellow text on an image of a grassy field that reads "Principles & Practices to scale voluntary agricultural conservation."

    These policy recommendations were developed by RIPE’s extensive farmer and rancher-led coalition who grow all major commodities, at all scales across the United States.

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What Folks Are Saying

  • “What I like about RIPE is it takes a common sense approach and considers the total public benefit for each conservation practice. If we as a nation want to truly move the conservation needle, farmers are going to need help overcoming implementation hurdles. RIPE has a plan that covers not only the cost but risk associated with practice implementation.”

    Jim Whitaker | Arkansas Rice Federation

  • “Conservation is important not just for sustainable farming, but for regenerative farming. RIPE’s approach will help producers implement these ever so important conservation practices.”

    Calli Downing | Promised Land Ag (KS)

  • “Many farmers have adopted conservation practices and want to continue to do so, but with the high cost of inputs, it is hard to keep doing some of those practices. Government programs offer funding for new conservation practices by new farmers, but the farmers that have successfully applied these practices don’t get funding. That would change with RIPE.”

    Joe Mauch | Northarvest Bean Growers Association (ND)

  • “It would be great if farmers could be compensated fairly for the conservation practices they use and that have been proven to be effective. RIPE seems to be a potential opportunity make that happen!”

    Steve Groff | Cover Crop Coaching (PA)

Additional Leadership & Advisory Committees

RIPE is governed by a board of directors that is a majority agricultural producers. We also have multiple groups in addition to the Farmer Advisory Network that advise the organization and inform the policy, including our IDEA Committee and Steering Committee.