The SRAP team is gearing up for Spring and all the change of season entails. We’re moving forward with some incredible community cases, launching new projects and sharing resources to empower residents and farmers working towards a more sustainable food system. Read on to see what we’ve been up to so far this year.

SRAP is pleased to share our latest multimedia resource, UNLIVABLE: The Price of Factory Farming. Powered by StoryMap ArcGIS, the project features real farmer voices, community testimony, key reports, in-depth mapping tools, and more. This expansive look at factory farming shows just how much the industry has changed the landscape of rural America, and what residents are doing to preserve their health, livelihood, and quality of life.

For years, our Contract Grower Transition Program has worked with farmers trapped in the system and looking for a way out, and now we’re excited to announce a brand new website specifically dedicated to current and potential contract farmers. Growers Unite launched earlier this year to offer resources, testimony, community conversations, and more for farmers caught in and around the predatory contract farming industry. 

Staffed by some familiar faces, the Growers Unite team is passionate about empowering the voices of individual farmers, supporting communities, and opening the door towards a healthier farming future

SRAP’s Water Rangers team is hosting two water-monitoring trainings this spring. Learn how concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) impact our waterways, and make a plan to monitor water near you!

• March 26: Great Lakes Training
• April 23: National Training

RAFI is accepting applications for several farmer grants this spring. 

• 2026 Southeast US Infrastructure Grants
  • Apply by March 23
• Beginning Farmer Stipend Program
  • Apply by March 9

Support SRAP

As a nonprofit organization, SRAP depends entirely on donations from generous supporters like you. Our programs help communities protect themselves from the damages caused by industrial livestock facilities and advocate for a socially responsible food future.

For more than 20 years, SRAP has served as a mobilizing force to help communities protect themselves from the damages caused by industrial livestock operations and to advocate for a food system built on regenerative practices, justice, democracy, and resilience.