Category Archives: Food Sovereignty

Got Hay? Wisconsin Farmers Prepare Hay Lift in Solidarity with Struggling Ranchers in Drought Stricken Oklahoma

Posted on August 19, 2011 by admin

Update 9/9/11! Several truckloads with over 10 tons of hay have already been delivered to OK and TX, thanks to the generosity of Wisconsin family farmers and Teamster truck drivers, as well as coordination assistance from Farm Aid. More loads … Continue reading →

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Pension Funds Key Player in Global Land Grab – Grain 6/29/11

Posted on July 5, 2011 by admin

Large scale agricultural land acquisitions are generating conflicts and controversies around the world. A growing body of reports show that these projects are bad for local communities and that they promote the wrong kind of agriculture for a world in … Continue reading →

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Korea US Free Trade Agreement Another Cash Cow for Corporations

Posted on April 21, 2011 by admin

By: Jim Goodman, FFD board member and dairy farmer near Wonewoc, WI Published 4/11/11 by the Capital Times (Madison, WI) “We have to seek new markets aggressively, just as our competitors are. If America sits on the sidelines while other … Continue reading →

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Family Farmers to Protest Price Fixing Outside CME – Fri. April 15th 12:00 Noon, 141 W. Jackson in Chicago

Posted on April 5, 2011 by admin

To mark Via Campesina’s International Day of Peasant Struggle, family farmers and their allies will once again be converging on the doorstep of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) – 141 W. Jackson – at Noon on Fri. April 15th to … Continue reading →

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Pull Together – Farmer Labor Tractorcade is a Roaring Success!

Posted on March 10, 2011 by admin

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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