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Family Farm Defenders Presents its Fourth Annual Wisconsin “Land of 10,000 Lagoons” Awards at the World Dairy Expo! Dairy Farmers Deliver Giant “Be A Good Co-op” Postcard Signed by Hundreds of Farm Aid Concert Attendees to Land O’ Lakes Expo Reps

Posted on October 2, 2013 by admin

For Immediate Release 10/2/13 Contact: John E. Peck, FFD executive director  #608-260-0900 or #608-345-3918 Joel Greeno, FFD vice president  #608-344-0564 Fri. Oct. 4th  11:00 am  Main Entrance to Alliant Energy Center (off Rimrock Road/Cty MM near the corner with John … Continue reading →

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Hundreds Rally in Madison, WI on Sat. Aug. 10th to Oppose Fast Track and Passage of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)! Contact Congress NOW to Oppose TPP #202-224-3121

Posted on August 14, 2013 by admin

Hundreds of people attended the Flush the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) rally that was held in Madison, WI on Sat. Aug. 10th.  Participants included folks attending both the national Vets for Peace conference and the Democracy Convention occuring back to … Continue reading →

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Special Fund Raising Appeal! Support Friends of the Central Sands in Their Historic Legal Challenge to the Richfield CAFO

Posted on July 4, 2013 by admin

It has been two years since Family Farm Defenders (FFD) joined the Friends of the Central Sands (FOCS) in challenging the construction of a large confined animal feeding operation or CAFO in the Central Sands of Wisconsin. We challenged the … Continue reading →

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Family Farm Defenders Joins Worldwide March Against Monsanto – Sat. May 25th 1:00 pm CST

Posted on May 24, 2013 by admin

For those who may have missed this fantastic event, here is a great YouTube video with photos from all around the world! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkt6zvHw89Y&feature=youtu.be Here in Madison we had a very inspirational speak out and spirited march yesterday that lasted for … Continue reading →

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Family Farmers and Allies Converge on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) to Mark La Via Campesina’s International Day of Peasant Struggle – Call Upon the U.S. Congress to Reject the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), Demand the U.S. Dept of Justice (DoJ) Take Anti-Trust Action Against Corrupt Food Giants, and Reassert the Right of Food Sovereignty For ALL!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by admin

For Immediate Release 4/16/13 Contact: John E. Peck, Family Farm Defenders, #608-260-0900 Josh Wise, Illinois Fair Trade Coalition, #952-818-5474 Fri. April 19th  12:00 Noon  Protest & Leaflet, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 141 W. Jackson Fri. April 19th    5:30 pm  Potluck & … Continue reading →

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