by Claire Kelloway | February 2019 If you care about reducing pesticide use, promoting agricultural biodiversity, and supporting small farmers, then you should also care about who’s amassing agricultural data. That’s the message of a new report from a group of sustainable food policy experts, out last week. The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable…
by Zephyr Teachout, author and law professor | Feb. 15, 2019 People are fed up with big corporations bullying their employees and our elected officials. They’re going to keep fighting back. The decision by Amazon to stop pursuing $3 billion in financial incentives from New York to locate its “HQ2” in the state was one…
From: James Serlin <james> Date: Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 10:38 AM Subject: Let’s rally the troops!! – Marks Meat Inc To: Ben Meyer <ben> Dear Community, Ben and I wanted to reach out to our community and share a bit of insight on what we are working through with the USDA. This letter is…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 14, 2019 UFCW Statement on Amazon Canceling NYC Location WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)President Marc Perrone released the following statement in response to Amazon’s decision to withdraw their plan to establish a new campus in New York City. “Amazon showed its true colors today…
New Green Deal calls for ag to be ‘greenhouse gas free’ · By DON JENKINS Capital Press · Feb 11, 2019 The New Green Deal introduced last week by Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate does not propose banning cow flatulence, but it does strike at something that powers farm production — diesel fuel….
February 08, 2019 | Sputnik News Twice as many farmers in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin filed for bankruptcy in 2018 as did during the 2008 recession, statistics from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals show. Sinking commodity prices, China’s retaliatory tariffs and increasing agricultural competition from Russian and Brazilian producers are some reasons why farmers…
by Leah Douglas Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey on Thursday introduced a Green New Deal, offering a sweeping framework for eliminating U.S. carbon emissions to combat global warming and supporting sustainable farming practices along the way. The nod to agriculture was appreciated by some advocates, since food and farming accounts for an estimated…
by Beth Kowitt and Dan Winters | January 14, 2019 There’s a price war raging in the grocery aisle—but the people who actually grow and gather our food may be the battle’s true losers. Meet the produce pickers of Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, whose penny-per-bunch harvest helps stock your pantry for less. Our food is…
by ROBERT LEONARD and MATT RUSSELL, Special to The Star | February 01, 2019 It’s been a tough year for farmers here in Iowa and across much of America. After several years of low commodity prices, President Donald Trump’s tariffs and partial government shutdown have rocked the markets. Only the largest of operations are making…
Fair prices and a bold new deal in Mexico Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 12, 2019 1:00 CST Register now The Mexican government and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are moving forward with plans to transform its agriculture system to achieve self-sufficiency in basic grains and strengthen rural livelihoods. The first phase of the program includes guaranteed…