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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

Posted on October 24, 2025 by admin

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

Posted on September 24, 2025 by admin

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

Posted on August 15, 2025 by admin

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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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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