By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY 11/30/2017 10:00 AM EST With Jenny Hopkinson, Helena Bottemiller Evich, Megan Cassella and Sabrina Rodriguez THE FRUIT THAT BROKE THE RELIEF PACKAGE? As Congress… Read More »The fruit that broke the relief package?
Public Justice, the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Fund, Food & Water Watch, and Farm Aid have delivered the signatures of 37,299 Americans – demanding that the Commerce… Read More »Make COOL mandatory
By Jacob Bunge| Photographs by Nick Schnelle for The Wall Street Journal Updated Nov. 29, 2017 10:49 p.m. ET Meatpackers, including Tyson Foods and its chicken… Read More »American Farm Towns, With Changing Priorities, Reject Industrial Agriculture
Source: Greenwire (29 Nov 2017) Author: Marc Heller (Article Summarized by Meridian Institute) This article reports on the interplay between conservationists who want to see farmers who… Read More »AGRICULTURE: Push to Protect Prairies Hits Headwinds on Great Plains — Greenwire
Release No. 0158.17 Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the award of two grants to help rural water and sewer utilities recover from recent and… Read More »USDA Helps Rural Communities Restore Water Systems Damaged by Disasters
It has been a trying year for some American farmers. Along with battling the typical disease and pest pressures, many producers around the country suffered… Read More »Secretary Perdue Commends the Resiliency of American Farmers
By: Maura Dolan California’s highest court decided unanimously Monday that farmers may have a labor contract imposed on them if negotiations with a union fail… Read More »California Supreme Court rules for farmworkers, and upholds binding mediation
Source: Politico Pro (27 Nov 2017) Author: Catherine Boudreau “The Democratic members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation want Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to fill thousands of open… Read More »Farmers Harmed by USDA Vacancies, New Mexico Democrats Charge — Politico Pro
by Dom Galeon on November 26, 2017 Record-Hot Summers Ahead Remember those historically hot months we’ve had recently? Well, those might soon be the norm in the United… Read More »Study Predicts That After 2030, Every Other Year Will Bring Record-Hot Summers
Variedades: The Ballad of Ricardo Flores Magón presents this story as the deep roots of the Occupy movement. The performance is inspired by the Mexican… Read More »Full Episode: Variedades: The Ballad of Ricardo Flores Magón