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New GE Wheat Poses Risks for Farmers and the Environment
By: Anthony Pahnke, Vice President of the Family Farm Defenders and Assistant Professor of International Relations at San Francisco State University, and Jim Goodman repurposed dairy farmer from Wonewoc, Wisconsin and board President of the National Family Farm Coalition. Originally … Continue reading
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Nominations Open for the 2024 John Kinsman Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize! Deadline is Sept. 30th!
Each year Family Farm Defenders (FFD) is proud to host the John Kinsman Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize – named in honor of John Kinsman, one of the founders and longtime president of Family Farm Defenders who passed away at … Continue reading
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Keeping Our Food Off Drugs
Factory farms on land and at sea have become breeding grounds for drug-resistant microorganisms. By: Anthony Pahnke (vice president of Family Farm Defenders and associate professor of international relations at San Francisco State University) and Ryan Horwarth (fisherman and founder … Continue reading
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Check out the Summer 2024 FFD Newsletter!
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Manure Digesters – Just Another False Solution That Makes Climate Injustice Worse
By John E. Peck – FFD executive director Published by Common Dreams, April 21st, 2024 There has been much media hype about manure digesters and how they will “solve” climate change by capturing and burning methane from confined animal feeding … Continue reading
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