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For Immediate Release October 1, 2020 Contact: Jordan Treakle, 202-543-5675, [email protected] Ahna Kruzic, 510-927-5379, [email protected] A national alliance of farmers, workers, and fishers says agroecology and the human right to food are needed now more than ever to stop climate … Continue reading →

Family Farm Defenders stands in solidarity with our many allies at this historic juncture of the justice struggle in the U.S. and around the world. The police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, KY … Continue reading →

By: Anthony Pahnke, vice president of Family Farm Defenders; and Jim Goodman, board member of Family Farm Defenders Originally published by Common Dreams, 5/23/20 From wasted food to the exploitation of farmworkers, the COVID-19 pandemic has made it painfully clear … Continue reading →

For Immediate Release – 4/30/20 Contact: John E. Peck, FFD executive director, 608-345-3918, [email protected] Anthony Pahnke, FFD vice president, 612-916- 9148, [email protected] If there has been one hard truth from the global COVID-19 pandemic, it is that we need real … Continue reading →

By Tim King, The Land, 4/24/2020 MADISON, Wis. – The Land recently interviewed John Peck, the Executive Director of Wisconsin-based Family Farm Defender. FFD is a domestic and international farm advocacy group currently focusing on blocking the proposed Deans/DFA dairy … Continue reading →