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Farmers’ fate determined by corrupt markets and speculators as Justice Department sleeps

Posted on August 14, 2011 by admin

By: JOHN E. PECK, executive director, Family Farm Defenders Captimes (Madison, WI) – Sunday, August 14, 2011 Joel Greeno gets up early each morning to milk his 48 cows in the rolling hills near Kendall, Wis. He’s a young farmer … Continue reading →

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Family Farm Defenders Seeks Nominations for the First Annual John Kinsman Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize – Deadline for Nominations is Fri. June 24th

Posted on June 8, 2011 by admin

For Immediate Release                                                                         6/8/11 Contacts: FFD Board Member, Rebecca Goodman  #608-489-2291 FFD Board Member, Hiroshi Kanno  #608-253-7266 FFD Executive Director, John Peck  #608-260-0900 Family Farm Defenders, a national farmer and consumer advocacy group, known and based … Continue reading →

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Making a Statement With Our Tractors – If Wisconsin’s public-sector workers lose their collective bargaining rights, then dairy farmers will lose as well

Posted on May 16, 2011 by admin

By: Joel Greeno, Vice President of Family Farm Defenders and family dairy farmer near Kendall, WI Published by Other Words 5/9/11 Madison, Wisconsin is truly an amazing scene of beauty — as well as unprecedented political mobilization. Among the throngs … Continue reading →

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No More Corrupt Cooperatives! – Land O’Lakes to Face Nationwide Farmer/Consumer/Faith Campaign

Posted on May 6, 2011 by admin

Several weeks ago, Family Farm Defenders along with many of our key allies, sent the following letter to Land O’Lakes.   We have yet to receive a formal response, which means we will be moving forward with our campaign to put … Continue reading →

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Remembering April 17th, Via Campesina’s International Day of Peasant Struggles, Through Defending Local Food and Building Community Self-Reliance in Maine

Posted on April 17, 2011 by admin

By. Bob St. Peter, Food for Maine’s Future and FFD board member Today, April 17, 2011, marks the 15th anniversary of the death of 19 Brazilian landless workers who were killed for using vacant land to grow their food. It’s … Continue reading →

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