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Big Data is a Bad Idea! Why AI Factory Farms Will Not Save Rural America
By: John E. Peck, executive director, Family Farm Defenders One word – plastics. That was the golden grail that Dustin Hoffman learned about from some well wisher in the movie the Graduate. I remember watching the film as a farm … Continue reading
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Farmers Should Unite to Fight Unfair Trade Policies – President Donald Trump’s trade policies are hurting U.S. farmers
By: Anthony Pahnke, vice president of Family Farm Defenders and an Associate Professor of International Relations at San Francisco State University Originally published by the Progressive, Dec. 16, 2025 2025 has been a tough year for farmers. As if the … Continue reading
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Save the Date! Fri. Nov. 14th – Sat. Nov. 15th FFD Annual Meeting and John Kinsman Food Sovereignty Prize Award Ceremony in Madison, WI
Kickoff Event – Wisconsin Premiere Screening of the new Price of Milk film Fri. Nov. 14th 5:30 – 8:00 pm UW-Madison’s Ag Hall, Rm 125 (1450 Linden Dr.) Followup Panelists include: Pete Hardin, editor of The Milkweed; Sarah Lloyd, former … Continue reading
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Farmers are in Trouble—Restructuring the USMCA Could Turn Things Around
New labeling requirements to ensure the integrity of domestic markets, as well as price guarantees tied to anti-dumping measures, could improve the economic prospects of producers amid our ongoing trade war. By: Anthony Pahnke, FFD Vice President and Associate Professor … Continue reading
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FFD Stands with Farmworkers, Calls Attention to the True Causes of our Immigration Crisis
Since our organization, the Family Farm Defenders (FFD), began in the early 1990s, we knew that the fate of food and farm systems around the world are inexorably linked to one another. We witnessed how free trade deals uprooted people … Continue reading
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