Farmers may face a fourth federal bailout in 13 months — a glaring sign the system isn’t working
Emergency aid is keeping farms afloat, but only structural policy reform will allow farmers to earn a living.
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Globalism and Centralization | Helping Farmers Sell Locally | Industry Monopolies | News | Saving Family Farms
Half of America’s farms are about to change hands — who will own the land?
Whether America’s farmland goes to young farmers or financial giants may define the future of our food system, Joel Salatin warns.
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Viral video: farmer cuts out corporate America, makes more money
This farmer didn’t ask permission, wait for policy reform or beg for subsidies. He simply sold directly to people who actually need food.
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American farmers confront a suicide crisis
With suicide rates 3.5 times higher than the general population, farm families are battling financial stress, isolation, and grief — while grassroots groups fight to bring hope and resources to rural America.
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‘Pay up or lawyer up’: Farmers take eminent domain case to Supreme Court
North Dakota landowners say an Eighth Circuit ruling lets pipeline companies lowball offers and punish anyone who fights back.
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Joel Salatin’s “Food Emancipation Proclamation”: A Call for Food Freedom
The farmer-philosopher says it’s time to unshackle small farmers and consumers from industrial food laws that protect Big Ag while choking local choice.
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Helping Farmers Sell Locally | Protecting Our Food Supply | Public Advocacy | Saving Family Farms | Transitioning to Regenerative/ Organic
Farmers First: Brooke Rollins’ pledge to put small family farms at the heart of US agriculture
USDA launches “Make Agriculture Great Again” agenda with bold policies to protect, finance, and sustain small and mid-sized farms for future generations.
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Food and Farming Crisis | Know What You Are Eating | Protecting Our Food Supply | Saving Family Farms
Toxic “biosolids” have contaminated a fifth of US farmland
Rebranded sewage sludge — loaded with PFAS, microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and other industrial wastes — has been spread on millions of acres, poisoning soil, food, and groundwater while regulators look away.
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Financial | Helping Farmers Sell Locally | Industry Monopolies | Protecting Our Food Supply | Public Advocacy | Saving Family Farms
States can take back control of the food system
A new Farm Action handbook lays out how state-level advocates can curb corporate power, protect farmers, and rebuild resilient local food economies.
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How a few giants captured the world’s seeds
Monsanto, DuPont, and Syngenta dominate global seed sales through acquisitions and cross-licensing — shrinking seed diversity and farmer autonomy.
