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Farm bill offers opportunity to challenge corporate control of the food system

By: Anthony Pahnke, vice president of Family Farm Defenders, and Associate Professor of International Relations at San Francisco State University, CA. Originally published by The Hill, 10/13/22 To his credit, Biden has been trying. That is, the current administration has … Continue reading

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Family Farmers Stand in Solidarity with Striking Workers

For Immediate Release – May, 2022 Contact: Zena McFadden (608) 475 1534 and/or Joel Greeno (608) 462 3560 From the successful strikes at Starbucks shops, to the work stoppage at the farm implement dealer, CNH Industrial, the labor movement is … Continue reading

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The US Forces Its Flawed Food System on the World

We ignore the fact that efforts, like AGRA, have failed and we refuse to support and fund Agroecological solutions that will work. By Jim Goodman, FFD board member and retired WI dairy farmer Originally published by Common Dreams, April 22, … Continue reading

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Don’t be Fooled Wisconsin by TIAA’s Greenwashing!

Farmers, Students, Teachers, and Unions Deliver a “Thank You” Cake to UW-Madison Chancellor, Rebecca Blank, Asking Her as a Board Member of TIAA to No Longer Allow the Global Pension Fund’s Investment in Land Grabbing, Fossil Fuels, and Climate Injustice! … Continue reading

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Save the Date! – Sun. Dec. 12th 3:00 pm (CDT) FFD Annual Mtg followed at 5:00 pm (CDT) 2021 John Kinsman Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize Ceremony!

To accommodate as many folks as safely as possible, this year’s event will be a hybrid, both in-person and online. The in-person version will be at the Branding Iron Roadhouse (32 S. Main St., Lime Ridge, WI) The online virtual … Continue reading

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