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Do Rural Residents Have the Power to Say No?

Posted on September 14, 2026 by admin

From CAFOs to data centers, corporate America dodges local control By: Raj Patel and Jim Goodman, Barn Raising Media, Aug. 27th, 2026 oday’s data center proponents argue such projects bring needed jobs and a boost to local economies. Rural America … Continue reading →

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Special 2026 Summer Solidarity Issue of the Family Farm Defenders Newsletter is now online!

Posted on August 9, 2026 by admin

Please share with others – and if you would like to receive future issues of the FFD Defender in the mail, please consider becoming a member! Suggested minimum donation is $25 and since we are 501 c(3) nonprofit, any size … Continue reading →

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Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act (SAWA) Secures the Continued Exploitation of Farm Workers

Posted on July 7, 2026 by admin

By Elizabeth Henderson, Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) of New York (Note: Family Farm Defenders opposes this expansion of H2A – our position is that we need a secure path to citizenship for ALL undocumented farmworker immigrants in the U.S.) … Continue reading →

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It’s Time for a Progressive Policy to Protect Agricultural Supply Chains

Posted on June 3, 2026 by admin

Price floors and supply management programs seem common sense to policymakers when it comes to oil and minerals, but what about US farmers and our overall food system? By: Patti Naylor, FFD president, George Naylor, FFD board member, and Laurel … Continue reading →

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The 2026 farm bill quietly hands big tech control over American farmland. Here’s the fine print

Posted on March 15, 2026 by admin

By: Anthony Pahnke, Vice President of Family Farm Defenders and an Associate Professor of International Relations, San Francisco State University Originally published in Fortune Magazine, 3/14/2026 Tucked inside the 2026 Farm Bill is a provision that would reimburse farmers 90% … Continue reading →

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