Understanding the Farm Bill Process
March 22, 2018
Understanding the 2018 Farm Bill process, which sets the framework for how U.S. agriculture will operate for the next 5 years.
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Yearly Archives: 2018
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Saxapahaw Social Justice Exchange Gathering, Saturday, March 24
March 20, 2018
RAFI-USA's Equity at the Table fellow, LaShauna Austria, hosts a monthly social justice exchange gathering on March 24, 2018 in Saxapahaw, NC.
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USDA Withdraws Organic Animal Welfare Rule
March 14, 2018
Press Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will officially withdraw the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule, effective May 13, 2018. RAFI-USA and organic stakeholders believed the rule would have strengthened animal welfare requirements for organically certified meat and dairy.
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Press Release: Report Validates the Longstanding Outcry of Poultry Farmers -- Integrators Control the Growers
March 14, 2018
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report, which validates the longstanding outcry of poultry farmers. The report supports farmer claims that government guaranteed loans unfairly subsidize exploitative practices in the chicken industry.
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“Finding Your Story in the 2018 Farm Bill” (March 14, 2018 | Wilmington, NC)
March 9, 2018
RAFI-USA's Come to the Table program presents its third Equity at the Table Speaker Series event, "Finding Your Story in Farm Bill 2018", hosted by Scott Marlow on March 14, 2018 in Wilmington, NC.
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"Environmental Justice, CAFOs, and Community Health" with Dr. Sacoby Wilson
March 8, 2018
RAFI-USA's Equity at the Table Speaker Series presents "Environmental Justice, CAFOs, and Community Health", with speaker Sacoby Wilson on March 9, 2018 in Pittsboro, NC.
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The Truth is Out. Again.
March 7, 2018
The RAFI-USA team received an anonymous letter from a farmer, regarding unfair poultry contracts that have plagued farms in North Georgia. According to the farmer’s account, many farm families have suffered at the hands of Tyson for years, and treatment of growers is getting worse.
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Press Release: Agricultural Reinvestment Fund -- 2017 Year in Review
March 6, 2018
RAFI-USA discusses the impacts of its 2017 Agricultural Reinvestment Fund cost-share grants, awarded to 23 individual farmers and 3 farmer cooperatives.
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White House Proposed Initiative Would Replace SNAP Benefits with Food Boxes
March 4, 2018
A White House-proposed Initiative, called “America’s Harvest Box”, would replace SNAP benefits with food boxes, and would affect millions of SNAP households by replacing a portion of their EBT benefits with packaged, U.S-grown and produced food.
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