A new Farm Action handbook lays out how state-level advocates can curb corporate power, protect farmers, and rebuild resilient local food economies.
Monsanto, DuPont, and Syngenta dominate global seed sales through acquisitions and cross-licensing — shrinking seed diversity and farmer autonomy.
A record 60% of U.S. colonies collapsed in the past year as the deadly Varroa mite grows resistant to pesticides, threatening crops and livelihoods across the country.
An Iowa family is resisting the county’s attempt to change their land classification — and risk losing farmland they’ve held for years.
A Door to Freedom Coalition white paper outlines five urgent reforms for USDA, HHS, and EPA — from stopping mandatory electronic ear tags to closing pesticide loopholes — to support rural prosperity and protect public health. Revoking and Clarifying Rules to Help Small Farms and Ranches and Improve Rural Prosperity Door to Freedom Coalition …
Toxic biosolids are being sold as fertilizer, despite lurking chemical dangers that regulators have ignored.
Even as Europe faced growing farm protests, Brussels pushed a new “strategic dialogue” to force farms into green production that many say will cost small producers.
Read about a practical model for connecting local producers with local kids.
From procurement power to chemical exposure and meat labeling, these are the structural changes Farm Action says the Commission can’t afford to ignore.
With billions in subsidies for industrial ag and new bills to override state protections, lawmakers make clear where their loyalties lie.