16th Annual Food Sovereignty Prize Awarded
Contact: Christina Schiavoni cms@grassrootsonline.org 617-690-4079 16th Annual Food Sovereignty Prize Awarded By US Food Sovereignty Alliance Little Village Environmental Justice Organization and La Via Campesina – Arab Region and North Africa are Recognized WASHINGTON, DC, December 4, 2024 — The US Food Sovereignty Alliance is thrilled to award the annual Food Sovereignty Prize to two outstanding organizations, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), in Chicago, and La ...
Victory! Federal Court Strikes Down Lax GMO Rules, Halts GE Crop Introductions Without USDA Oversight
The National Family Farm Coalition has fought against the deregulation of genetically-engineered (GE) crops for many years – this ruling is a significant victory for farmers, consumers, and the environment. The proliferation of patented GE seed varieties designed to resist proprietary herbicides and pesticides has led to a US seed market dominated by a handful ...
Congressional Farm Bill Inaction Puts Farmers and Rural Communities in Jeopardy
Congressional Farm Bill Inaction Puts Farmers and Rural Communities in Jeopardy How much longer can they weather the costs of a delayed Farm Bill? WASHINGTON, DC, November 26, 2024 – After two long years of delays, the Farm Bill process finally saw some movement with the release of Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow’s (D-MI) Rural Prosperity and Food Security ...
LOCAL Foods Act Introduced to Protect On-Farm Slaughter
Farmers, Ranchers, and Consumers Support the LOCAL Food Act Washington, DC, September 20, 2024 – On September 19, Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local (LOCAL) Foods Act (S.5106) to permanently protect the ability of livestock farmers, consumers, custom processors, and itinerant slaughterers ...
EU Farmers to Set the Record Straight on Protests
Contact: Lisa Griffith National Outreach and Communications Coordinator lisa@nffc.net (773) 319 5838 Washington, DC – June 18, 2024 – Dramatic photos of public manure dumps and burning tires illustrate European farmers in distress, but the causes driving the continent’s food producers to the streets are not clear. Some claim that flawed free trade policies have driven farmers to extreme activities, ...
James Beard Recognizes Niaz Dorry and the Fight Against Corporate Takeover of Sea and Land Food Systems
Download the Press Release James Beard Recognizes Niaz Dorry and the Fight Against Corporate Takeover of Sea and Land Food Systems With her James Beard award, she invites chefs to challenge factory farms at sea and on land. CHICAGO, IL — When Niaz Dorry became coordinating director of the North American Marine Alliance (NAMA) in 2008, one of ...
NFFC Urges House to Enact Fair Farm Bill Policies
Contact: Antonio Tovar Senior Policy Associate antonio@nffc.net O. 202-543-5675 C. 954-260-4287 May 23, 2024, Washington, DC – The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) acknowledges the efforts of the House leadership in releasing the Food, Farm, and National Security Act. The Farm Bill presents an opportunity to establish impactful policies that promote access to quality food, support the vitality of rural ...
House and Senate Farm Bill Outlines Suggest Opportunity for Reforms Benefiting Family-Scale Farmers
Contacts: Jordan Treakle National Program Coordinator jordan@nffc.net (202) 543-5675 Antonio Tovar Senior Policy Associate antonio@nffc.net (202) 543-5675 Washington, DC, May 7, 2024 – After more than a year of delays, the Farm Bill process took a significant step forward on Wednesday, May 1, with the release of separate proposals by House and Senate Agriculture Committees. As US farmers continue to lose ground – the ...
15th Annual Food Sovereignty Prize Honors the Black Dirt Farm Collective and Haiti’s Mouvman Peyizan Papay (MPP)
Join us in honoring the Black Dirt Farm Collective and Mouvman Peyizan Papay, recipients of the 15th annual Food Sovereignty Prize! The Prize is awarded annually by the US Food Sovereignty Alliance, of which NFFC is a participating member. The Food Sovereignty Prize was first awarded in 2009 as an alternative to the World Food Prize ...
Congressional Focus on Foreign Farmland Ownership Misses Larger Threat – Corporate Investment
Contact: Jordan Treakle National Programs & Policy Coordinator jordan@nffc.net 202-543-5675 WASHINGTON, DC, September 28, 2023 – The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) applauds the Senate Agriculture Committee’s decision to host a hearing on Wednesday, bringing to light the rise in farmland investment. The hearing, “Foreign Ownership in US Agriculture”, was an important opportunity to amplify how ...
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