Introduction On July 7, 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the USDADiscrimination Financial Assistance Program was open. The Program was authorized… Read More »LFRI Boots on the Ground – Next Meetings – Discrimination Financial Assistance Program-IRA 22007

USDA Provides $208 Million to Help Prevent Guaranteed Borrower Foreclosures and to Assist Emergency Loan Borrowers | USDA WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2023 – The U.S. Department… Read More »USDA Provides $208 Million to Help Prevent Guaranteed Borrower Foreclosures and to Assist Emergency Loan Borrowers

By Kelly Oakes https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230929-the-seed-guardians-that-are-saving-our-crops?fbclid=IwAR2EcId5n0NRjyI9hCUSGCMN7-JmOkHpYW2VncjzYDNwflKh4aC3CK47I2g From potatoes to quinoa, many of our favourite foods are at risk from threats like climate change and disease. The “seed… Read More »Peru’s Seed Guardians that are Saving our Crops

From a posting by Raquel Balderas:  Caesar Chavez was one of the greatest nonviolent men I had the pleasure to meet also march with Coretta… Read More »A Song for Cesar

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. By: TED – DEC 2018 How can we make space for marginalized communities to tell their… Read More »Passing the mic to migrant farmer workers

By Philip Brasher 11/07/23 11:00 AM Source: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/20220-house-ag-working-group-identifies-h-2a-challenges A bipartisan working group formed by the House Agriculture Committee to recommend possible changes to the H-2A… Read More »House Ag working group identifies H-2A challenges

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talking with reporters about his views on a possible extension of the current Farm Bill. https://www.usda.gov/media/radio/daily-newsline/2023-11-08/actuality-vilsacks-view-farm-bill-extension

Read more about this powerful documentary https://vimeo.com/684063896 The Smell of Money: The Fight To Take On ‘Unbelievable’ Pig Farm Pollution By Radheyan Simonpillai, writes in… Read More »BOYCOTT FACTORY FARMS– The Smell of Money: The Fight To Take On ‘Unbelievable’ Pig Farm Pollution