Publication archives

Feb 14, 2019

New Minnesota Farm to School bill supports children, farmers and local communities

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IATP
A bipartisan bill that would provide school districts across the state with a reimbursement for feeding students healthy, local foods through farm-to-school initiatives was introduced in the Minnesota Legislature today. Senator Mike Goggin (R-Red Wing) and Representative Todd Lippert (DFL-Northfield) are the chief authors of the bill (H.F.
Farm to School press conference
Feb 11, 2019

"New NAFTA" would worsen the family farm crisis and keep consumers in the dark about their food

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Karen Hansen-Kuhn
The economic state of U.S. agriculture is dire. The Federal Reserve Banks of Kansas City, Minneapolis and Chicago report that a growing percentage of U.S. farmers cannot pay the interest on their loans. Five years of falling cash receipts for agricultural commodities is eroding equity for operations that are not forced out of farming.
HAFA Farm
Feb 7, 2019

Uprooted Episode 58: A Green New Deal for Rural America

Josh talks with Ben Lilliston about an op-ed he had in The Hill, laying out the principles created in 2015 by the Rural Clima
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Feb 4, 2019

The state of the USDA: A quiet dismantling

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Ben Lilliston
As President Trump prepares the State of the Union address at the midpoint of his term, fights over the U.S.-Mexico border wall, the Russia investigation, and his latest tweet are dominating headlines. But beneath the noise lies a remarkable, relentless, and often secretive two-year effort to structurally weaken and starve the Department of Agriculture.
Sonny Perdue
Jan 31, 2019

Bold and urgent Green New Deal may change Washington's climate change inertia

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Ben Lilliston
The following was first published in The Hill on January 31, 2019.
Bold and urgent Green New Deal
Jan 31, 2019

The U.S. Climate Alliance: Slow to act on agriculture

After the Trump administration announced plans to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, the governors of 18 states and Puerto Rico formed the U.S. Climate Alliance (Illinois and New Mexico joined in January).
United States Climate Alliance
Jan 25, 2019

Uprooted Episode 57: The Farm Bill: A Citizen's Guide

Josh talks with Dan Imhoff and Christina Badaracco about the 3rd edition of their book, The Farm Bill: A Citizen's Guide. We talk about the history of the Farm Bill, how it got the way it is, and how it can be transformed to support a future of sustainable agriculture and food security.
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Jan 16, 2019

Uprooted Episode 56: Mexican Ag Reforms

Josh talks with Karen Hansen-Kuhn about her blog and work with Mexican farm groups as they prepare for major agricultural reforms following the election of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Here is a link to Karen's blog: https://www.iatp.org/blog/201901/bold-farm-plans-mexico-offer-ray-hope-2019
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