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The Republican Farm Bill is as Broken as our Food System
For the sake of America’s farmers and eaters, Congress must soundly reject this deeply regressive GOP Farm Bill.
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European Union bans bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides
The EU’s groundbreaking ban on bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides is a huge win for pollinators, people and the planet.
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Vermont Senate Unanimously Passes H.915–A Landmark Bill That Curbs the Use of Bee-killing Pesticides
The Vermont Senate listened to concerned constituents and adopted a key recommendation from the Vermont Pollinator Protection Committee that urged restrictions on bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides.
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Farmers CARE Act Aims to Upgrade Farm Bill Conservation Program
This bill is vitally needed to counteract the misguided cuts to working lands conservation programs in the GOP Farm Bill.
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219,210 Americans: call on EPA to ban bee-killing pesticides
219,210 public comments call on the EPA to ban neonicotinoid pesticides—a leading cause of pollinator decline.
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House GOP Doubles Down on Highly Partisan, Regressive Farm Bill
It is clear that House Republicans have no interest in passing a bi-partisan Farm Bill that addresses the needs of vulnerable families, struggling farmers and ranchers, and our imperiled soil, air and…
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GMO Animal Replacement Products
Genetically engineered animal replacement products are entering the market before they have been proven to be safe, scalable and sustainable alternatives to factory farmed animal products.
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Congress Must Reject Regressive Farm Bill
This regressive Farm Bill doubles down on a failing food system that harms our health, decimates soil and pollinators, pollutes our water, and leaves us vulnerable to climate chaos.
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DOJ Approves Bayer-Monsanto Mega Merger Despite Significant Concerns from Farmers, Consumers, Environmentalists
The Department of Justice has chosen to green light the Bayer-Monsanto merger despite widespread opposition from farmers and other stakeholders across the country.
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Bayer, Monsanto and Big Data: Who will control our food system in the era of digital agriculture and mega-mergers?
Based on a recent poll, 91.7 percent of farmers surveyed are concerned that Bayer-Monsanto will control data about farm practices.