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August, 2009
- "The One Undoing of Our Plan": Video shows how crop insurance leaves an organic farm at risk
- Stopping Government-Backed Loans that Put Farmers Out of Business
- USDA Decides to Seek Independent Oversight of the National Organic Program
- "What the Hogs Eat": New guidebook tells how farm enterprises succeed
- Safer Food Shouldn't Mean Endangering Family Farms
- New Disaster Program for Livestock Losses
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| May 2009
- Farm Loans and the Financial Crisis
- RAFI welcomes Linda Shaw, Executive Director
- RAFI advocate honored for personal service
- 2008 Annual Report Released
- Also at www.rafiusa.org
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| June 2007
- UN Recognizes Organic as Solution for Food Security
- Justice for Immigrant Farmers
- Agricultural Justice Project Label Launch
- Relieving Hunger and Supporting Local Farms
- Reinvesting in Happy Land
- Goodsearch for Farmers
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May 2007
- The Structure of the Farm Bill: Finding the Forest in the Trees
- Disaster Policy: Changes Needed for Organic and Value-Added
Farmers
- Tell Congress: Farmers Deserve Fair Contracts
- Meet This Year's Innovative Farmers
- RAFI on the Hill
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March 2007
- Welcome to the 2007 Bill
- A Competition Title in the Farm Bill
- New Publications and Resources
- Come to the Table: A Conference on Food, Faith, and Farms
- International Conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security
- Benefit for RAFI at Raleigh Whole Foods
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Bulletin #30 - December
2005
• What Can Be Done Now to Protect the Integrity of the Organic
Foods Protection Act
• Meeting Outcomes: A Conference to Reinvigorate Public Breeding
of Seeds and Animals for a Healthy 21st Century Agriculture
• Senator Grassley to Introduce Fair Contracts for Growers
Act
• Protecting Contract Farmers' Rights in the 2007 Farm Bill
• RAFI-USA Defends Farmers’ Rights to Due Process |
Bulletin #29 - October
2005
• Hurricane Katrina: What It Means for Farmers, and How
RAFI Is Responding
• Farmers Find New Use for Tobacco Equipment
• Case Appeals to Watch: Gatlin v. Sanderson Farms
• NC Choices Encourages Sound Farming Practices
• New Guide Weighs Pros and Cons of Poultry Contracts
Announcements:
• RAFI Board Member Tom Trantham Highlighted in Gourmet
Magazine and Delta Sky
• Southern Mutual Help: Call for Hurricane Relief Donations |
Bulletin #28 - May/June
2005
Press Release: USDA Asked to Bring Organic Food Regulations into
Compliance with 1990 Law
North Carolina Contract Growers Association Meeting Provides Insight
on Grower's Rights and Economic Future
Growers Case Against Pilgrim's Pride Faces New Challenges
New RAFI Publication Provides Clarity on Commodity Process
Global Crop Diversity Trust Announces New Executive Secretary |
Bulletin #27 - April
2005
Uruguay Social Justice Forum
U.S. Cites 61 Countries in Unfair Trade Practices
Canadians Interested in U.S. Poultry System
Cases to Watch in 2005 |
Bulletin #26 - March
2005
"Give Me Back My Rights!" A New Campaign to Fight Binding
Mandatory Arbitration
Top Ten Agricultural Law Cases of 2004
2005 Grant Recipients of the Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Fund |
| Bulletin #25 - February
2005
Buyout Presents NC Farmers with Challenges/Opportunities
Farmers' Guide to GMOs
NC Farms Eligible for New U.S.D.A. Conservation Program
Other News and Resources: RAFI Wins 2004 Sustainability
Award
2005 Seeds and Breeds Conference - September 11-14th,
Ames Iowa |
Bulletin
#24 - September 2004
RAFI-USA receives SARE planning grant for "Agriculture in
the Middle"
Virginia Tech, NC State release results of peanut profitability
study
Tobacco Farmers Are Finding Alternatives
Action Alert: The Fair Contracts for Growers Act (S. 91)
Seeds & Breeds Proceedings available on RAFI-USA website.
"Who Owns Organic?" available in Spanish on RAFI-USA website |
Bulletin #23 - June-July
2004
USDA Rescinds Organic Directives
New North Carolina Insurance Program Benefits Small and Contract
Farms
Good News for Georgia Poultry Growers
Action Alert for The Fair Contracts for Growers Act (S. 91)
Farmers, buyers, NGOs force Monsanto to Pull GE Wheat
Proceedings of the Summit on Seeds and Breeds for 21st Century Agriculture
Now Available |
Bulletin #22 - April
2004
Fairness in Contracting Legislation Passes in GA
North Carolina Tobacco Farmers Begin Putting Cost-share Grants to
Work
Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae Reject Forced Arbitration in Home Mortgages |
Bulletin #21 - March
2004
RAFI-USA Tobacco Reinvestment Fund Awards Cost-Share Grants
RAFI -USA Hosts Contract Reform Gathering
Marlow Appointed as Representative to "Agriculture of the Middle"
Initiative
Bailey Honored by Local League of Women Voters Chapter |
Bulletin #20 - February
2004
Arkansas Supreme Court
Upholds Lower Court Ruling, Hog Farmer Case To Go Before Jury
Tyson Foods Fails to Honor the Term of the Contract for Certain
Growers
Other News and Resources (Jury Awards $1.3 Billion to Cattlemen
in Pickett v. Tyson, Remembering the Life of Betsy Lydon, Country
Music Television premieres "Farm Aid: The Fight Goes On"
March 5 at 10pm, RAFI-USA Fundraiser at Weaver Street Market's Panzanella
on March 24) |
Bulletin #19 - January
2004
Tobacco Community Reinvestment
Fund Generates Investment, Protects Jobs, Looks to Future
Conservation Security
Program Sees Many Changes in USDA Proposed Rule
Arkansas Supreme Court to Hear Hog Farmers’ Arguments
Georgia Poultry Growers Working for Fair Contract Standards
News and Resources |
Bulletin #18 -
November-December 2003
New RAFI Document: "Who Owns Organic?"
USDA Decision Jeopardizes Organic Standards
Bargaining Associations Fight for Life in Free Trade Markets
Xmas Trees in Fields of Clover
Other New Resources |
Bulletin #17 -
October 2003
Arbitration Issues Discussed at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
New Document Provides Guidelines for Social Justice in Food Production
Briefs and Resources |
Bulletin #16 -
September 2003
Tobacco Funds Used to Help Farmers' Market
Some Farmers Ineligible for Marketing Loans
Support for Contract Reform Grows
Seeds and Breeds Conference
Truth or Consequences: The Future of Contracts in Agriculture
Briefs: ( Chickenization, Farmers in a catch-22 again, Hurricane
Isabel) |
Bulletin #15 -
August 2003
Farmers Urged
to Improve Soil Quality
New On-farm Research Newsletter
Some Farmers Ineligible for Assistance
What to Do when the Processing Plant Closes
New Study: Food from Our Changing World
"Voices
and Choices" document revisited |
Bulletin #14 - June-July
2003
Massive Cutbacks Shock Poultry Growers
Will Organically Raised Cattle Save the Farm?
Fair Contract Legislation Needs Your Help
Legal Victory in Mississippi
International Survey on Social Justice Issues
Resources |
Bulletin #13 - May
2003
Victory for Organic Standards
Effective Consumer Tactics
New Coalition, the NOC |
| Bulletin #12 - April
2003
Sen. Edwards sponsors arbitration bill
Peanut Rootworm Advisory available
Advocates train to cope with farm problems
Organic certifiers sue USDA over appeal rights
Arkansas drops producer protection bill
Briefs |
| Bulletin #11 - March
2003
Alternatives for tobacco farmers
Sustainable Ag Program - Labels & More Labels
Ark. House Passes Contract Grower Protections
Briefs
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| Bulletin #10 - February
2003
Disaster Funds Available
Strengthening the Packers and Stockyards
ActVirginia turkey growers get help
Organic Certifier Challenges
USDA Interference
Most Admired Corporation in U.S. - Tyson Foods |
| Bulletin #9 - January
2003
108th Congress Off to Roaring Start on Ag Reforms
Letter to House and Senate agriculture leaders
Sen. Harkin's letter to USDA
USDA Secretary Ann Veneman's reply
Briefs |
| Bulletin #8 - October
2002
S.2943, Fair Contracts for Growers Bill
Poultry Growers Win Majority on Gold Kist Board
Summary Report: 2001 Tobacco Farmer Survey
Five Key Issues in Agricultural Lending
Oklahoma Seeking Compromise on Waste Cleanup
Quotable Quotes |
| Bulletin #7 - August
2002
Corporations hypocritical about arbitration clauses
Virginia turkey growers still waiting for assistance
Maryland turns down environmental co-permitting
CCAR meets in Pittsboro, NC
One Arkansas hog farmer's story |
| Bulletin #6 - July
2002
New Arbitration Bill Soon
Lawsuits Strike at Heart of Poultry Industry
Silence is not Golden
Avian Flu in Virginia Hurts Growers
Worth Quoting
Resources |
| Bulletin #5 - May
2002
Disappointing Farm Bill Results
Kansas Passes Important Contract Producer Protections
Oklahoma Governor Signs Tough Water Law
Anti-biotic Resistance on Delmarva
Awards
Briefs |
| Bulletin #4 - March
2002
Contract Protections in the new Farm Bill
Russian Ban on Poultry Imports from U.S
State Action on Contract Protections
Upgrade Your Facilities or No More Birds
Independent Contractors, Employees, or Agents
Mississippi Sq. Footage Contract
Ranking the Poultry Companies
Resources |
| Bulletin
#3 - January 2002
Chapter 12 Bankruptcy
Competition Title of the Farm Bill
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Action on new state Producer Protection Acts |
| Bulletin #2 - November/December
2001
Farm Bill Must Deal with Arbitration Clauses in Production Contracts
Rare Poultry Grower Victories in the Courts
Lessons learned |
| Bulletin #1 - October
2001
State attempts at passing Producer Protection Acts
Who is responsible for pollution from CAFO's?
Numbers of Poultry Farmers and Houses
Smithfield Ready to Try Lagoon Replacement
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