Tag: farmers
Meet the farmers putting politics aside to address climate change
The Practical Farmers of Iowa waste no time on partisan stances as they face the challenges of extreme weather and depleted soils.
Just who got Trump’s farm bailouts?
Rich families cashed in on over half the bailout money set aside for farmers hurt by Trump’s trade policies.
Farmworkers Bill of Rights
Passage of the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices, also being called the Farmworkers Bill of Rights, by the New York State Legislature at...
How a top chicken company cut off black farmers, one by...
After years of working as a sheriff’s deputy and a car dealership manager, John Ingrum used his savings to buy a farm...
Taking farmers for a ride
Trump’s trade disruptions are inflicting real pain, but they’re also exposing the frailty of an agriculture economy built for big business.
Revitalize Rural America
Bernie’s plan is to Revitalize Rural America. Efforts like these pulled the nation together in a way that we haven’t seen since in decades.
A new economic model for the South: Ditch corporate welfare and...
“With modest increases in public investment in technical support and start-up capital … cooperatives could greatly expand into new markets, employ significant numbers of people, and contribute healthier food to their communities.”
EPA extends use of Monsanto’s controversial pesticide dicamba on GM soybean...
"Simply adding more use restrictions to an uncontrollable pesticide that already comes with 39 pages of instructions and limitations reflects a broken process."
Berry farmers break free from Big Agriculture
These farmworkers created an organic co-op that guarantees fair wages and healthy working conditions while preserving indigenous heritage.
Farmers need a $12 billion bailout from government to offset Trump’s...
The retaliated tariffs on U.S. agriculture exports targets many farm states that have a political importance to the president.
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Bird flu keeps spreading on a Utah mink farm as officials hold off on...
Seven mink have tested positive on C&T Fenn Farms, and no federal rules cover sick mink, ProPublica reports; Utah has issued a verbal hold instead of a formal quarantine.
Trump says he is weighing an Iran deal or renewed strikes as Hormuz ship...
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says seven ships were hit Thursday, which U.S. Central Command denies, while Iran's ambassador to Pakistan says Tehran offered to reopen the strait if the blockade ends.
‘You say you want a revolution’ – where’s the coalition against the relentless tyranny...
When else in a marginal democracy have so few done so much damage to so many in such a short time?
The Courage to Keep the Oath
Why We Must Stand with Major Jason Watson
The Cost of Healthcare Is Hitting America Where It Hurts: The Wallet
Rising healthcare costs are upending the lives of Americans. People are forgoing health insurance, rationing medications, cutting back on doctor visits, and putting off health procedures they can’t afford. But bringing the costs down won’t be easy.