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For June Dairy Month, Trump Should Celebrate the Canadian System, Not Denounce It

Posted on June 30, 2025 by admin

Trump’s plans don’t work for U.S. farmers. In fact, his intention to increase exports and enter the Canadian market fails both American farmers and our partner to the north. By: Anthony Pahnke, FFD Vice President and Assoc. Prof. of International … Continue reading →

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Enbridge Line 5: A clear and present danger

Posted on June 14, 2025 by admin

By: Jim Goodman, FFD board member and retired organic dairy farmer (Wonewoc, WI) Originally published by the Wisconsin Examiner, June 11, 2025 https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/06/11/enbridge-line-5-a-clear-and-present-danger Canadian energy company Enbridge’s Line 5 traverses an extremely sensitive ecological area across northern Wisconsin, 400 rivers … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Trade Deals Endanger Farmers and Our Food System

Posted on May 20, 2025 by admin

Trump’s efforts to undo the previous administration’s policies set up our food system for disruption and crisis, subjecting farmers to the uncertainties of international markets and developments elsewhere. By: Anthony Pahnke, Family Farm Defenders vice president and Associate Professor of … Continue reading →

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MAY DAY, WHAT DOES IT MEAN and HOW CAN WE HONOR IT?

Posted on April 29, 2025 by admin

By: Rebecca Goodman, FFD board member, retired organic dairy farmer – Wonewoc, WI When I was a child being raised Catholic and attending a Catholic grade school, May 1st signified the beginning of the month of Mary, mother of Jesus. … Continue reading →

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Celebrating April 17th, La Via Campesina’s International Day of Peasant Struggle

Posted on April 15, 2025 by admin

By Jim Goodman, FFD board member and retired organic dairy farmer, Wonewoc WI “Our lives are dependent on the sacrifice of the Campesinos”- Cesar Chavez On April 17, 1996 1,500 members of Brazil’s MST, the Landless Peasants Movement, having been … Continue reading →

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