The Tribal Farm Enterprise (TFE) farms Tribally owned land and leased land. Today's totals are as follows.
Total Acres:12,549
Crop Rotation Program: 4,349
Pasture: 160
Hay: 45
CROP:
Bureau of Indian Affairs: 1,430
Tribal Farm Enterprise: 2,258
Other: 215
Total: 3,903
Fallow:
Bureau of Indian Affairs: 1,886
Tribal Farm Enterprise: 1,934
Other 272
Total: 4,092
The total acreage the TFE manages has steadily increased throughout the past few years and is expected to continue to do so with new land acquisitions and new land leases and partnerships assumptions. The TFE is responsible for improvement and upkeep of the Tribal lands assigned to it and for consistent management of that land. By diversifying its crops and income streams it has increasingly become a stable and fruitful enterprise. TFE farms for individuals, the Tribal owned acres and also BIA leases that have previously been idle.
The Tribal Farm office is located within the Department of Economic and Community Development office located in the Nixyáawii Governance Center.
E-mail Tami Rochelle, Farm Secretary II, for questions about the farming operation today: tamirochelle@ctuir.org