We Have the Money to Fix Our Food System
Imagine supporting farmers markets, child nutrition, and local agriculture with money we spend on factory farms.
The Drought Lottery
Our lawmakers should spend the next month figuring out how to reduce our $16 trillion debt instead of showering special interests with even more wasteful subsidies that have nothing to do with the drought.
Avoiding a 21st-Century Dust Bowl
We need a Farm Bill that plants the seeds of resilience.
Why We Need the Food from Family Farms Act
Had Congress heeded our advice, farmers and taxpayers would be far better able to deal with a lack of grain, grass, and water from the drought.
Overturning Citizens United
The future of food and farming depends on it.
Catching up to the Local Food Revolution
Government policies and spending primarily support industrialized agriculture and the giant farms and corporations that profit from it.
Congress Must Pass a Farm Bill in 2012
Our farm and food system is broken.
A Climate-Friendly Farm Bill
Climate-friendly agriculture isn’t just about cutting carbon emissions.
We Can’t Afford Cheap Meat Anymore
As family farms and ranches fail, consumers suffer, too.
Boondoggle Sidetracks Crops for Renewable Energy
The government should be strategic with biomass crops instead of just throwing money at the problem.
It’s Time to Rein in Agribusiness
We may have the first chance in decades for every level of our government to seriously address the grievous effects agribusiness monopolization on consumers, farmers, and our environment.