Category Archives: Farm Bill

The 2026 farm bill quietly hands big tech control over American farmland. Here’s the fine print

Posted on March 15, 2026 by admin

By: Anthony Pahnke, Vice President of Family Farm Defenders and an Associate Professor of International Relations, San Francisco State University Originally published in Fortune Magazine, 3/14/2026 Tucked inside the 2026 Farm Bill is a provision that would reimburse farmers 90% … Continue reading →

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One Farmer’s New Year Resolutions for Our Troubled Times

Posted on February 3, 2026 by admin

By: John E. Peck, executive director of Family Farm Defenders An abridged version of this article was recently published in the Capitol Hill Citizen The Grinch really stole Xmas last year for many family farmers – and sadly his spirit … Continue reading →

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Ban corporations from farmland purchases, promote food security

Posted on August 9, 2023 by admin

By: Anthony Pahnke, FFD vice president and an associate professor of international relations at San Francisco State University. Originally published in the Hill, 8/6/23 Food security is national security. That has been one justification used by some legislators, from North … Continue reading →

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Immigration Reform is Possible— the Farm Bill Shows How

Posted on May 22, 2023 by admin

Why not give lawmakers a space to hash out their differences, not as a one-shot game, but something they can come back to every now and again? By: Anthony Pahnke, FFD Vice President Originally Published by Common Dreams 5/19/2023 It … Continue reading →

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Competition policy in the 2023 Farm Bill offers next chance for bipartisan progress

Posted on March 12, 2023 by admin

By: Anthony Pahnke, Vice President of Family Farm Defenders and Associate Professor of International Relations, San Francisco State University. Published by The Hill, 3/7/2023 First it was infrastructure and then semiconductors. Now, it’s agriculture’s turn to showcase what real bipartisanship … Continue reading →

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