Mexico is not backing down on its push to revive its national corn industry. “We are committed to transitioning into an agri-food system that is fair, healthy, sustainable and competitive,” said deputy secretary for agriculture, Victor Suárez.
Groups Demand EPA Regulation of Factory Farm Pollution
The EPA has been blocked from using funds to implement its greenhouse gas reporting rule for animal feeding operations, also known as factory farms, manure management and other livestock operations. Thus, the coalition says, the agency is not able to carry out any regulations or require permits under Title V of the Clean Air Act.
Recognizing Rights of Women, Girls and LGBTQI+ at the UN
To achieve a fair and equal society, we must center the alternative model of consumption and production that ensures the rights of women and LGBTQI+ people, recognize their central role and its founding on agroecology and the food sovereignty paradigm.
The Federation deserves the right to defend Black farmers in Miller v. Vilsack
Without this opportunity, the damage will be catastrophic for the farmers who were promised then denied this relief, as well as their families, the communities of eaters who depend on their foods, and rural America, which can ill afford to lose another farming family, regardless of race.
Who really won the U.S. versus Canada dairy trade dispute?
In essence, the USMCA panel decision affirms Canada’s right to maintain its supply management program but could undermine Canadian farmers and food processing workers’ ability to benefit economically from local milk and value-added food products.
Watch | Farm Talks: Why US Farmers and Intellectuals Want India to Adopt MSP
A Minimum Support Price (MSP, in India, and parity, in the US), is the only viable solution to ensure justice and fairness within our food systems.
NFFC Comments on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Implementation on Broadband
For-profit companies are not interested in providing services to isolated communities that will not compensate them or provide a profit for their investment. Small and medium providers, cooperatives, non-profits, and municipalities should be encouraged to fill this gap.
NFFC Comments on the Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions on Competition in Consumer Goods and Retail
NFFC’s food sovereignty commitment is at peril because as producers, transformers, and consumers our dependency to a food system controlled by corporations hurts our economy, our health, and our freedom.
Dairy Quotas Would Help Our Family Farms
The administration and leaders in Congress have expressed their intention to promote fair competition and support rural communities. To seriously address the dairy crisis, they must stop pretending that exporting our way out of the crisis will benefit family-scale farmers, the environment and all those who rely on dairy.
Speak Truth to Power, and Call Out Evil
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NFFC Comments on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Indoor/Outdoor Work Settings
From the farmer, rancher, and commercial fishery point of view the relevance of cost-benefit of any regulation is fundamental but is secondary to the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas
NFFC comments on FNS Information Collection Needs due to COVID-19
Our first concern is that, in the rush to provide service, some important norms may be overlooked by State officials; our second concern relates to the final use of the data collected.