Bloomberg Government | Agribusiness Critics Seek to Head Off Heitkamp’s USDA Prospects Reposted from: https://about.bgov.com/news/agribusiness-critics-seek-to-head-off-heitkamps-usda-prospects/ Former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), a possible pick to head the Agriculture Department under President-elect […]

Politico | Progressives have knives out for Heitkamp as USDA race intensifies Reposted from: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/16/progressives-heitkamp-usda-race-436880  Progressives within agriculture are mounting an aggressive push to keep former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp from […]

The Nation | Want to Win Rural Voters? Fight Big Ag. Reposted from: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/rural-voters-monopoly/ Wisconsin dairy farmer Sarah Lloyd believes she has the answer to a question that has convulsed […]

The American Prospect | Farmers Reject Biden’s Pro – Corporate Rural Advisors Reposted from: https://prospect.org/power/farmers-reject-bidens-pro-corporate-rural-advisers/ Political conventions traditionally feature an orgy of corporate lobbyists and big money courting public officials. You’d think […]

KMEG 14 FOX 44 Siouxland News | Farmers from across the country came together for change at the Farm Action Fund Rally Reposted from: https://siouxlandnews.com/news/local/farmers-across-the-country-rallied-together   The rally on Saturday […]

The Missouri Times | Farm Action Fund is calling on the Missouri House of Representatives to support a ban on the foreign ownership of farmland Reposted from: https://themissouritimes.com/family-farm-action-is-calling-on-the-missouri-house-of-representatives-to-support-a-ban-on-the-foreign-ownership-of-farmland/ Ahead of […]

Modern Farmer | What Is the “Protect Interstate Commerce Act” and Why Does It Matter? Reposted from: https://modernfarmer.com/2018/02/protect-interstate-commerce-act/ On Monday, 64 separate groups concerned with how food is produced issued a […]