The Farmstand: RAFI’s Blog

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[Guest Post] At What Cost? Food Hubs, Walmart, and Local Food

March 27, 2014
In this pervasive global system, the effects of our food choices are hidden, and we are unable to see our impacts as consumers and citizens. We are, though, in a movement to liberate food and agriculture from the control of impersonal economic forces, misguided policy, and corporate domination.
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Lee County Homeowners Fight Fracking

March 24, 2014
A radio story for Carolina Connection highlights how mineral rights leases are obtained by gas companies, which can put a drill on someone's land without the landowner's consent.
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2014 Farm Bill Analysis: Organic Agriculture

February 24, 2014
While U.S. consumer demand for organic grows exponentially, domestic production to meet that demand has not kept up, requiring greater imports of organic production to fill the gap. The organic program funding in the new Farm Bill will help U.S. farmers and handler better meet that demand.
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2014 Farm Bill Analysis: GIPSA

February 14, 2014
We can cheer the fact that the Farm Bill negotiators rejected the intense pressure from poultry companies and meatpackers to roll back key protections that require them to use fair business practices in their dealings with farmers.
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2014 Farm Bill Analysis: Crop Insurance

February 12, 2014
After many years of hard work and patience, we can claim a victory for diversified farms in the 2014 Farm Bill. RAFI looks forward to working with producers and the USDA to further ensure a fair risk management system for sustainable agriculture.
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