February 2014 - Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA

Press Release: Researchers, Policy Makers and Advocates Host 2014 Summit on Seeds & Breeds in D.C.

February 26, 2014

The summit will serve as a forum for expert panelists to present their research and foster open-ended, peer-to-peer discussion among public plant breeders, federal policymakers, farmers and advocates.

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The Affordable Care Act in Rural North Carolina

February 24, 2014

In North Carolina, at least 30% of farmers, 50% of loggers, 80 to 90% of fishers, and more than 90% of farmworkers do not have health insurance.

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2014 Farm Bill Analysis: Organic Agriculture

February 24, 2014

While U.S. consumer demand for organic grows exponentially, domestic production to meet that demand has not kept up, requiring greater imports of organic production to fill the gap. The organic program funding in the new Farm Bill will help U.S. farmers and handler better meet that demand.

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NPR Interview with RAFI Staffer Exposes Abusive Chicken Industry

February 20, 2014

In NPR’s story, RAFI Lead Farm Advocate Benny Bunting says, “The thing about my job is, most times, I meet people at the lowest time in their life, when they're in financial problems. That's what this represents.”

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Media Release: NPR features RAFI’s work in story about new book, The Meat Racket

February 19, 2014

"Farmers who speak up risk everything they own. Industry retaliation is well documented,” says RAFI Executive Director Scott Marlow. “The price of cheap chicken is the exploitation of people, land and animals."

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2014 Farm Bill Analysis: GIPSA

February 14, 2014

We can cheer the fact that the Farm Bill negotiators rejected the intense pressure from poultry companies and meatpackers to roll back key protections that require them to use fair business practices in their dealings with farmers.

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2014 Farm Bill Analysis: Crop Insurance

February 12, 2014

After many years of hard work and patience, we can claim a victory for diversified farms in the 2014 Farm Bill. RAFI looks forward to working with producers and the USDA to further ensure a fair risk management system for sustainable agriculture.

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RAFI Joins Farm Hack to Document and Promote 17 Years of Farmer-Driven Innovation

February 10, 2014

“RAFI is 100% in line with Farm Hack’s mission to get the best farming practices and knowledge into the public domain, and to create a food system that produces the kind of food we collectively want to eat, that we can trust, and that supports a resilient agricultural system,” said Farm Hack Co-Founder Dorn Cox.

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RAFI-USA challenges the root causes of unjust food systems, supporting and advocating for economically, racially, and ecologically just farm communities.

We envision a thriving, sustainable, and equitable food system: where farmers and farmworkers have dignity and agency; where they are supported by just agricultural policies; where corporations and institutions are accountable to their community.

We believe that our work is inherently interconnected, and when we work together our cooperation makes us stronger and more effective.

RAFI-USA challenges the root causes of unjust food systems, supporting and advocating for economically, racially, and ecologically just farm communities.

We envision a thriving, sustainable, and equitable food system: where farmers and farmworkers have dignity and agency; where they are supported by just agricultural policies; where corporations and institutions are accountable to their community.

We believe that our work is inherently interconnected, and when we work together our cooperation makes us stronger and more effective.

Monthly Archives: February 2014

Press Release: Researchers, Policy Makers and Advocates Host 2014 Summit on Seeds & Breeds in D.C.

February 26, 2014

The Affordable Care Act in Rural North Carolina

February 24, 2014

2014 Farm Bill Analysis: Organic Agriculture

February 24, 2014

NPR Interview with RAFI Staffer Exposes Abusive Chicken Industry

February 20, 2014

Media Release: NPR features RAFI’s work in story about new book, The Meat Racket

February 19, 2014

2014 Farm Bill Analysis: GIPSA

February 14, 2014

2014 Farm Bill Analysis: Crop Insurance

February 12, 2014

RAFI Joins Farm Hack to Document and Promote 17 Years of Farmer-Driven Innovation

February 10, 2014