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Faces of the Farm Bill: Umi Jenkins

Through this as-told-to conversation, Umi Jenkins, from the Mississippi Farm to School Network, explains how the impending Farm Bill has affected her community in the past, what she hopes it will bring in the future, and what could happen if it falls short.

by Kelsey Betz· August 27, 2024
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Faces of the Farm Bill: Choctaw Tribal Members

Through these as-told-to conversations, Choctaw Tribal Members working in food justice in Mississippi explain how the impending Farm Bill has affected their community in the past, what they hope it will bring in the future, and what could happen if it falls short.

by Kelsey Betz· August 26, 2024
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Faces of the Farm Bill: Ya-Sin Shabazz

Through this as-told-to conversation, Ya-Sin Shabazz from the Gulf Coast Sustainable Growers Alliance in Mississippi, explains how the impending Farm Bill has affected his community in the past, what he hopes it will bring in the future, and what could happen if it falls short.

by Kelsey Betz· August 26, 2024
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Faces of the Farm Bill: Darnella Winston

Through this as-told-to conversation, Darnella Winston, from the Federation of Southern Cooperatives in Mississippi, explains how the impending Farm Bill has affected her community in the past, what she hopes it will bring in the future, and what could happen if it falls short.

by Kelsey Betz· August 26, 2024
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Faces of the Farm Bill: Calvin Head

Through this as-told-to conversation, Calvin Head, a farmer and director of Milestone Cooperative Association in Mississippi, explains how the impending Farm Bill has affected his community in the past, what he hopes it will bring in the future, and what could happen if it falls short. 

by Kelsey Betz· August 26, 2024
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Faces of the Farm Bill

Through these as-told-to conversations, people from an array of cultures working in food justice explain how the impending Farm Bill has affected their community in the past, what they hope it will bring in the future, and what could happen if it falls short. 

by Modern Farmer· August 26, 2024
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Farmers Fought a Factory Farm and Won

Across the country, factory farms have led to extreme water and air pollution that cause environmental and health problems and harm the communities they enter. Graphic Journalist Nhatt Nichols takes us to Oregon, where local farmers are fighting back and winning...for now.

by Nhatt Nichols· August 20, 2024
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Opinion: Farm Forward’s Investigation Into Alexandre Farms and the Greenwashing of Large-scale Dairy

A Farm Forward investigation has uncovered ongoing and systematic animal abuse at one of the nation’s leading organic, certified humane, and “regenerative” dairy, Alexandre Family Farm.

by John Millspaugh· August 16, 2024
AI illustration of factory farms.
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Fighting Factory Farms

The American food system relies heavily on industrial animal agriculture. Thousands or tens of thousands of animals packed into one place have been justified by the industry as a w...

by Lena Beck· August 13, 2024
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