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Video: Lidback Recognized as Emerging Leader by Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame

Joanna LidbackSeptember 25, 2019

Joanna Lidback, member of the Global Farmer Network, was recently recognized as the Emerging Leader for the Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame. In this video, he...

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The Story Behind Your Cup of Coffee

Pierre Kamere MunyuraDecember 15, 2016

Americans like to know the stories behind their coffee. This is one of the surprising facts I’ve learned on my visits to the United States, from my coffee fa...

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Honoring the One Percenters Who Grow Our Food – America’s Farmers

Daniel KelleySeptember 1, 2016

We hear a lot of sharp talk these days about “the 1%.” Its members have too much. Or they don’t contribute enough. You’ve heard the complaints from politicians ...

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A Well-Fed World is a Peaceful World

Bill HoranApril 28, 2016

President Obama caused a stir across the pond last week when he waded into the debate over whether the United Kingdom should quit the European Union. President ...

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Europe Needs an Open Dialogue About GMOs that Includes Farmers

Annechien ten Have MellemaFebruary 25, 2016

Here in Europe, we hear a lot of negative claims about GMOs. People don’t trust them, say the activist groups. Or they aren’t natural. Or they just enrich big c...

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A Remarkable Christmas Gift from the World’s Farmers

John Rigolizzo, Jr.December 23, 2015

Everywhere we look, we see bad news: radical terrorists on the warpath, massacres in Paris and San Bernardino, sluggish economic growth, a national debt that ap...

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TPP is “Secret” No More

Tim BurrackNovember 25, 2015

The secret is out: The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a good deal for the United States. Want to read it for yourself? The full text of this proposed 12-nation...

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Nobody Wants to Hurt Honeybees

Daniel KelleyApril 15, 2015

Nobody wants to hurt honeybees. Not only are they an important part of the environment, but as pollinators, they’re also essential to agriculture. I’ve heard th...

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Can GMO’s Save Oranges? Use it or Lose it!

Carol KeiserFebruary 12, 2015

Flu season is upon us—and countless Americans are reaching for orange juice. They’re hoping its abundance of vitamin C will help them stay healthy, or at least ...

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Thankful for Food and Those who Produce it

Bill HoranNovember 28, 2014

When President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, his proclamation spoke of “the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies.” T...

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Farmer’s Caught Between Unenforced Trade Agreements and Political Gamemanship

A New Day Dawning for the U.S. and “Land of the Rising Sun”

Broadband Access Vital for Rural America and the Economy

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Let the Farmer Have a Voice

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