farm bill
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Can a vegan do anything to help dairy farmers in crisis?
Dairy farmers are in crisis all across the country, thanks to super-low milk prices and decreased demand. What can a vegan do to help?
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Here are the winners and losers from the new farm bill
The new farm bill has something to (dis)please everyone
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Pushing for local food in the farm bill: An interview with Chellie Pingree
Rep. Chellie Pingree introduced the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act to make sure small-scale agriculture doesn't get left out of this year's farm bill.
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Celebrity chefs and food movement leaders tell Congress: ‘This farm bill stinks’
With the bill on the Senate floor, Mario Batali, Alice Waters, Michael Pollan, and nearly 70 other food luminaries have signed a historic letter to Congress.
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Cartoon explains what’s wrong with our food system in under four minutes
Here's a quick, simple primer on the relationship between corporate interests, farmers, and consumers.
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Would you like a bad farm bill — or a terrible one?
For food reformers, little has changed since the "Secret Farm Bill" process was exposed to the public last fall. But now the GOP-led House has turned their attention to food stamps and it remains to be seen whether Congress can agree on a bill in time.
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Farm Bill 2012: ‘It’s a mess, but it’s our mess’
Daniel Imhoff, the man who literally wrote the book on food policy, talks about democracy, debate, and why we should feel thankful for the farm bill, even in depressing years like this one.
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Farm bill fail: Is food policy headed back to the future?
If Congress can't pass a new farm bill by September, farm policy will default to a 1949 version of the bill that was constructed for a very different America.
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Despite the headlines, Big Ag subsidies aren’t going anywhere
Is crop insurance just another way to say "handouts for Big Ag"? Or is it an excuse to send taxpayer dollars to overseas insurance giants? Our sources say it's both.