We must build a new policy framework for a fair, sustainable, and healthy food system.
Tag: farm bill
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.