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August 21: Dairy Farmers Condem 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. August 13: 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. August 13: 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. July 11: NFFC
Hosts Teleconference Outlining How Lack of Grain Reserves Has Fueled
the Global Crisis (7.11.08) - In a teleconference last week, farmers
and agriculture experts discussed how America's lack of grain reserves
has fed the food crisis, and lamented the recent G8 conference for its
continued promotion of disastrous policies, such as encouraging African
countries to get rid of their reserves. June 9: Family Farmers Condemn UN FAO Conference for Ignoring Food Sovereignty (6.9.08). NFFC criticized the recently concluded UN Food and Agriculture Organization conference in Rome for offering the same failed free trade policies as a solution to the global food crisis. Instead of advocating food sovereignty principles that benefit farmers and consumers, the FAO chose to side with corporate agribusiness interests in promoting more trade liberalization and genetically modified technology. Read
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NFFC in the News | ||||||||||||
August 23, 2008: Dairy farmers, plants agree price system broken Watertown Daily Times expresses the concern by many over the recent Make Allowance deduction July 15, 2008: Is Dairy Co-op Milking the System Kansas City Star talks about the Kansas City based Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and the allegations brought against it June 15, 2008: Iowa Floods May Further Deepen Food Crisis NPR Weekend Edition interviewed former NFFC president George Naylor, whose farm is currently under water. George discusses how the lack of grain reserves means food prices could increase with no relief in sight. (NPR Weekend Edition) June 5, 2008: Food's Uncertain Future NFFC Letter to the Editor points out cover story on global food crisis solutions neglected the urgent need for Strategic GrainU.S. News Reserves. (U.S. News and World Reports) May 27, 2008: Farm Bill A Wasted Chance NFFC President Ben Burkett discusses the Farm Bill's failure to meet the challenges of agriculture today. (Santa Rosa Press Gazette) May 2, 2008: Surplus U.S. Food Supplies Dry Up USAToday article focuses on the relationship between the USDA's lack of food reserves and the food crisis; and the subsequent impact on nutrition and commodity programs April 28, 2008: Family Farmers Respond to Food Crisis John Nichols blogs (The Nation) February 2, 2008: New Rules Needed for Future GE rice research? A critique of the USDA's proposed new rules for GE rice oversight (Southwest FARMPRESS) |
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NFFC Testimony | ||||||||||||
April 26, 2007: Testimony presented to the House Agricultural Committee on the 2007 Farm Bill July 27, 2004: Testimony presented at Citizens Trade Campaign's Summits at the Convention December 11, 2003: National Family Farm Coalition Testimony on "Conditions of Competition for Milk Protein Products in the U.S. Market" to ITC General Fact-Finding Investigation |
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Official NFFC Letters | ||||||||||||
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NFFC Op-Eds | ||||||||||||
Farm Bill Ignores Dire Need for Grain Reserve (10/07)- NFFC President George Naylor writes that, "You wouldn't even know there was an emerging global food crisis if you listened to the United States Congress. As the Senate finally considers the Farm Bill, virtually absent from the discussion is the need to have strategic food reserves, akin to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve." The 2007 Farm Bill: What We Need and Why (4/07)
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NFFC Audio and Video | ||||||||||||
Dennis Kucinich Speaks at NFFC's 2008 Summer Meeting Click here to listen to NFFC dairy famers speak about the realities of dairy farming |
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