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Family Farm Defenders Joins Sixty Others in Filing Suit Against Monsanto’s Patent
For immediate release: 3/29/11 Contact: Joel Greeno – FFD vice president #608-463-7634 John E. Peck, FFD exec. director #608-260-0900 Dan Ravitcher, PubPat exec. director #212-461-1902 Family Farm Defenders Joins Sixty Others in Filing Suit Against Monsanto’s Patent Preemptive Action Seeks … Continue reading
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Pull Together – Farmer Labor Tractorcade is a Roaring Success!
Fifty three tractors turned up in Madison for the Farmer Labor Tractorade on Sat. March 12th and met an enthusiastic crowd some reports say was the largest yet at 100,000+ people. There were also a couple of manure spreaders with … Continue reading
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Family Farms and Unions: Wisconsin Farmers on Collective Bargaining as a Farming Issue
Some farmers are supporting union workers in Madison, WI who oppose a state bill that would cut collective bargaining for government employees. Here is FFD board member and organic dairy farmer, Jim Goodman, speaking at a rally at the WI … Continue reading
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Family Farmers Express Solidarity with Wisconsin Workers Occupying the State Capitol – Condemn Governor Walker’s Attack on Labor Rights and Health Care
For Immediate Release 2/23/11 Contact: Joel Greeno, FFD Vice President & dairy farmer #608-463-7634 Tony Schultz, FFD Board Member & CSA farmer #715-432-6285 John E. Peck, FFD executive director #608-260-0900 Family Farmers Express Solidarity with Wisconsin Workers … Continue reading
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Action Alert – Contact Congress to Oppose Korea U.S. Free Trade Agreement!
Korea U.S. Free Trade Agreement – A Bad Deal for Family Farmers! The Obama Admin. is now pushing hard to pass a rehashed version of the Korea U.S. Free Trade Agreement (Korea FTA), first proposed by the Bush Administration back … Continue reading
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