Farmer Leader Profile: Russell Vollmer, Carving a Niche Big Boxes Can’t Touch
June 10, 2018
Farmer Leader Profile of Russell Vollmer, owner of fifth generation family farm, Vollmer Farm.
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Yearly Archives: 2018
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Bayer-Monsanto Merger: A Recipe for Food Insecurity, Uprooting Farmers
June 5, 2018
To RAFI-USA's disappointment, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved a merger between agricultural business giants, Bayer and Monsanto.
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[CLOSED] Action Alert: Vote NO on House Farm Bill!
May 15, 2018
Call your representatives today to tell them to vote 'No' on the House Farm Bill.
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The House’s Poison Pill Plan to Pass the Farm Bill
May 1, 2018
In order to get his version of the 2018 Farm Bill passed through the House of Representatives, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway offered a “poison pill” to House representatives: Only those who plan to vote for the Farm Bill can offer amendments, which shuts out those who don’t promise to vote with the majority.
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“Board Diversity: Moving from Talk to Action” with Rick Moyers
April 30, 2018
RAFI-USA's Equity at the Table Speaker Series presents "Board Diversity: Moving from Talk to Action", with speaker Rick Moyers, on May 14, 2018 in Winston-Salem, NC.
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“Can the Anti-Hunger Movement Solve Hunger, or Just Feed People?”
April 26, 2018
RAFI-USA's Equity at the Table presents "Can the Anti-Hunger Movement Solve Hunger, or Just Feed People?" with speaker Andy Fisher on May 8, 2018 in Carrboro, NC.
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"Hunger: A Racial Equity Issue" with Minerva Delgado
April 15, 2018
RAFI-USA's Equity at the Table Speaker Series presents "Hunger: A Racial Equity Issue" with speaker Minerva Delgado on July 16, 2018 in Charlotte, NC.
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Press Release: RESPONSE TO CHAIRMAN'S MARK -- Rep. Conaway's Farm Bill Fails Farmers and Communities that Need It Most
April 13, 2018
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway's Farm Bill fails farmers and communities that need it most.
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Protecting Loan Funding for Beginning Farmers
April 12, 2018
RAFI-USA is proud to be part of a broad coalition, representing more than 250 farm organizations and community lenders, to urge Congress to oppose across-the-board increases to Farm Service Agency (FSA) loan limits in the upcoming Farm Bill.
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