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Campaigners celebrate as firm making first-ever GMO fish ceases operations
National Family Farm Coalition was mentioned in an article about the recent closure of AquaBounty Technologies’ last remaining fish farming facility. The closure is a win for environmental activists, fishing communities, and Indigenous peoples who opposed the company’s production of genetically modified salmon. A coalition of conservation and Indigenous groups that had campaigned against AquaBounty celebrated the announcement, saying the company’s work ...
NFFC in Newsweek after GE crop ruling in federal court
NFFC was in the news after a federal court ruled in our favor that the USDA failed to adequately regulate genetically modified crops. From Newsweek: It was “arbitrary and capricious” of the U.S. government to exempt genetically modified crops from safety regulations, a federal judge has ruled. The ruling by San Francisco-based James Donato is a major setback ...
The Real Threat to Food Security
Anthony Pahnke from Family Farm Defenders discussed our Farmland for Farmers Act in a recent piece for The Progressive. Food security is national security, as a nation that forfeits its ability to feed itself becomes vulnerable to the policies and interests of others. Trump, Rollins, and the Republicans, like everyone else, are right to be concerned ...
Two contrasting visions of agriculture
Curtis W. Stofferahn, Ph.D. wrote an opinion piece about regenerative agriculture for the High Plains Reader. National Family Farm Coalition was mentioned along with our member, Dakota Resource Council. Dakota Resource Council, together with its national allies in the National Family Farm Coalition and allies in North Dakota, is working on policies that promote regenerative agriculture. It’s evident ...
As FSA loan changes aim to support farmers, advocates say more needed
Velisha Jackson, farmer and member of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, was recently interviewed by Public News Service. She spoke in support of the USDA’s recent changes to the Farm Service Agency’s loan programs. She also stressed the need for further action and legislation to bolster farmers’ access to fair credit. Read the full article at ...
New GM Wheat Is a Phony Climate Solution That Threatens Farmers and Wildlife
By Anthony Pahnke and Jim Goodman (Family Farm Defenders) Read the full article on Common Dreams. “Unfortunately, with our food system, our government continues to ignore ethics and common sense, recently approving as “safe for breeding and growing” a new genetically modified (GM) variety of wheat—HB4. Copying and combining certain genes from sunflowers to create this new ...
Europe Protests Leave Small Farmers Disappointed
Lancaster Farming recently reported on our recent webinar, where we heard first-hand from French and Spanish farmers about the roots of their discontent. This winter’s European farmer protests weren’t what they seemed to be. To Americans, the protests might have looked like farmers uniting around common hardships — or as angry farmers indulging in fringe politics. But small-scale European farmers ...
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 ...
The Dairy Board has helped increase Americans’ consumption of dairy – but at what cost?
NFFC’s senior policy analyst, Antonio Tovar, was in the news recently. He discussed our dairy reform proposal for a Grist article about the national Dairy Board. The board is overseen by the USDA and partly funded by farmers through ‘checkoff’ programs. Its goal is to increase demand for dairy through promotion and marketing. H. Claire ...
NFFC And NAMA Director Niaz Dorry Recognized With James Beard Foundation Leadership Award
The North American Marine Alliance (NAMA) and National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) are pleased to announce that Niaz Dorry, Director of both organizations, has been recognized as a 2024 James Beard Foundation Leadership Award recipient in the Policy Advocacy category. Niaz has played a pivotal role in grassroots movement-building and steering federal legislation towards recognizing and ...
Our perspectives and voices of our members in selected national and local media in the last year.