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Read NFFC's 2008 Summer Newsletter here and Newsletter Extras here Check out Citizens Trade Campaign's website with information on the upcoming theater release of the film Battle in Seattle: here Dairy farmers, plants agree price system broken (8.21.08) - Watertown Daily Times expresses the concern by many over the recent Make Allowance deduction Dairy Farmers Condemn
Make Allowance Increase (8.21.08) -The Dairy Subcommittee of
the National Family Farm Coalition on August 18 submitted a comment
to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) together with
Ohio Farmers Union on the "Tentative Partial Final Decision"
issued in June to raise the make allowance fees for cheese, butter,
nonfat dry milk, and dry whey and to increase the butterfat yield factor. Dairy Farmers Praise Monsanto Selling Off rBGH Division (08.13.08) - NFFC expressed its delight today at news that Monsanto would sell off its division for rBGH, a growth hormone legalized by the FDA in 1993 after minimal testing. Dairy farmers noted that what they need far more than 'efficiency' and 'technology' is a fair price. U.S. Family Farmers Applaud Demise of Doha Negotiations (08.13.08) - NFFC welcomed the recent failure of Doha Round negotiations at the World Trade Organization, as India and other developing countries defended their right to food sovereignty. Since 1993, the WTO's disastrous agriculture policies have impoverished farmers worldwide, reduced food security, and led to environmental devastation and a global food crisis - all in the name of 'free' trade. The Role of Agribusiness in Our Food Crisis (08.07.08) - George Naylor and Irene Lin warn critics of ethanol not to let the "real bad actors" off the hook. (Alternet) |
National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) unites and strengthens the voices and actions of its diverse grassroots members to demand viable livelihoods for family farmers, safe and healthy food for everyone, and economically and environmentally sound rural communities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Get the facts and myths about farm subsidies! Click here to find out what King Corn didn't tell you. Click here to see the letter sent by NFFC and other groups to Congress on April 8th, urging them to establish strategic grain reserves. Learn Why We Need Reserves. Listen to former NFFC Pres. George Naylor tell NPR how lack of grain reserves drives food prices up. |
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To learn more about the problems plaguing dairy farmers and their fight against increased consolidation and concentration in the industry, click here to hear the voices of NFFC's dairy farmers and what needs to be done to save America's dairy farmers.
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Click here to read NFFC's June 25th letter to the House Appropriations Committee protesting the USDA's recent attempt to link NAIS to the School Lunch Program. Read our related press release here. |
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