"Let's take the cash now burnishing the bottom lines of Archer Daniels Midland, etc., and create a Farm Bill that benefits small-scale producers and consumers alike." The writer sez he'll propose a solution soon!]]>
"Let's take the cash now burnishing the bottom lines of Archer Daniels Midland, etc., and create a Farm Bill that benefits small-scale producers and consumers alike." The writer sez he'll propose a solution soon!]]>
"The central hurdle was, and remains, the trade distorting agricultural subsidy programs maintained by rich countries like the US and the agriculture tariffs maintained by the EU."]]>
Says the leader of the Wisconsin Farmers Union: Fair trade, not free trade.]]>
"The success of the organic industry has to do with consumer's distrust of the conventional industrial food model than for any other reason."]]>
Will we be seeing more gardens in the LAUSD?]]>
As "farmers migrate to urban areas, ... urban agriculture may prove to be one of the most effective ways to alleviate the crippling poverty..."]]>
Oxfam commends U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns for his Farm Bill proposals.]]>
United Farm Workers union and an agricultural labor contractor signs nationwide agreement covering guest workers.]]>
If the US invested in our agricultural sector to produce alternative energy, we can create new markets, increase farm income, and give our farms a competitive edge while promoting fair trade with developing countries.]]>