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Farm and Food File for the week beginning Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 ‘Political democracy can endure only as guardian of economic democracy’ Alan Guebert In early 1999, I wrote a column about lions and gazelles. More precisely, I wrote a column on how, in the 1990s, American livestock farmers had become “gazelles… in the brutal…

Op-ed: Dear Secretary of Agriculture, This Is Your Chance Despite concerns from many corners, there is a roadmap to progress at USDA. By Ricardo Salvador Posted on: December 11, 2020 President-elect Joe Biden’s appointment of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture has triggered a wave of anger and frustration from many corners of the food…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman Rule Fails to Protect Farmers from Discriminatory Practices, According to Farmers Union WASHINGTON – Due to unchecked corporate consolidation in the livestock industry, family farmers and ranchers have been subject to unfair and anticompetitive practices. But a new rule finalized by the U.S. Department…

Cabinet pick offers hope December 8, 2020 Re: “Fight over Cabinet post could sway hunger policy,” Nov. 27 Denver Post news story This presidential election, for me, brought a sense of hope wrapped up in a sense of dread. As a rancher, processor, producer and local market owner, I have seen corporations relentlessly suffocate independent…

NFU E-News — New Bill an "Important Step" Towards Racial Equity Though there is a long, rich history of Black farmers in the United States: a century ago, Black families owned an estimated 15 million acres and operated 14 percent of all U.S. farms. But decades of systemic discrimination and the abuse of legal loopholes…

Scott gets nod for House Ag Committee chairmanship House Agriculture Committee Flickr Georgia representative chosen to take over leadership position with absence of Rep. Collin Peterson. Jacqui Fatka | Dec 02, 2020 The House Democratic Steering Committee selected Rep. David Scott of Georgia over Rep. Jim Costa of California on a 32-19 vote as its…

December 3 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Mobile Meat Processing: Mike Callicrate MOA 2020 Virtual Conference Session Schedule For the first time, the MOA Annual Conference and Business meeting will be delivered online via Zoom. While not an ideal situation, the Conference Committee determined that it is valuable to connect as members with MOA’s…

Pig guts fly in offal fight over meat imports in Taiwan’s parliament Opposition party’s ‘disgusting’ protest prompts scuffle in Taipei legislative yuan Helen Davidson in Taipei and agencies Fri 27 Nov 2020 06.57 EST Last modified on Sat 28 Nov 2020 00.24 EST Fists and pig guts fly in Taiwan’s parliament debate on US pork…

State And Federal Efforts To Help Small Meatpacking Plants May Take Time by Jonathan Ahl, Harvest Public Media A worker at Swiss Meat and Sausage prepares bacon for sale in this 2019 file photo. (Photo by Jonathan Ahl, Harvest Public Media)0 November 23, 2020 A joint effort by federal and state governments to help small…