USDA’s Dairy Margin Protection Program Hailed (By the Feds) As the Solution With America’s small to midsized dairy farmers going out of business in droves, the federal administration is now coming up with a solution called the Dairy Margin Protection Program o alternately, Margin Coverage Program, that would provide money if there’s not […]
Continue ReadingTrump Loosens GMO Rules:
Despite a major push by consumers to have genetically modified organisms or GMOs labeled appropriately, there’s still a lack of transparency in our food supply.
People know it intuitively and extensively that food waste and other consumer trash is a major problem in this country. We see the reports on massive plastic pools in the ocean and we see trucks going to our landfills. But how bad is it really? And does anybody really care? Packaging waste plagues […]
Continue ReadingWhen you go out and talk to people about what has happened to our food distribution system, you’ll find that the topic of genetically modified organisms or GMO foods is confusing. People know that GMOs exist, and that there is opposition to GMOs, but they don’t really know what the GMO planting process […]
Continue ReadingThis Article is brought to you by our advocacy program: www.ADVOCACY.fyi How do you define advocacy? There certainly at least two definitions. One is the informal definition of advocacy, which includes counseling, life coaching, informal assistance with understanding legal or financial paperwork, and all kinds of other natural collaborative work to help people […]
Continue ReadingAs U.S. farmers struggled mightily under new tariffs impacting Chinese exports, the American government promised to deliver help in the form of farm bailouts that we counteract the protectionist market activity. Now, new reporting shows that most of those bailout funds have gone to bigger producers. EWG scrutinized Department of Agriculture data […]
Continue ReadingMany of those officials talking about the real dairy crisis in Pennsylvania and other U.S. states tend to cite “reduced demand” and talk about low milk prices in general. It’s true that there’s a milk surplus – and it is a problem that a government board sets milk prices – but that’s not nearly all […]
Continue ReadingBig Ag and strong communities of small town America – Truth or Fiction? By GTKYF Foundation Inc volunteer staff writer. For a lot of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania residents, it’s already out of sight, out of mind – but just a few weeks ago, crews were taking a wrecking ball to the iconic old Wilbur […]
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