January 9, 2014 UPDATE: The Fast Track bill has been filed. Representative Camp (R-MI) and Senator Baucus (D-MT) have filed companion bills in the House…
Farmer and Consumer Groups Celebrate New “COOL” Thanksgiving
Farmer, Rancher and Consumer Groups Celebrate New “COOL” Thanksgiving as Improved Food Labels Take Effect this Week New, Clearer Country-of-Origin Labels (COOL) Will Let Consumers…
Action Alert: Call your U.S. Representative to Support Farm Bill Amendments for Independent and non-GMO Farmers
The U.S. House of Representatives is about to start debating its version of the Farm Bill, H.R. 1947. Over 200 amendments have been introduced, including…
Senate Passes Farm Bill
(June 11, 2013) Last night, the U.S. Senate voted to pass the Farm Bill, S.954. Having failed to reach an agreement on what amendments to debate,…
Action Alert: Call Senators to Support Farm Bill Amendments
Updated June 5, 2013: U.S. Senate continues debate on Farm Bill – now is the time to call your Senators to support amendments for small…
Coalition Letter to Agriculture Committees on Livestock Competition Issues in 2013 Farm Bill
The Honorable Debbie Stabenow Chairwoman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Nutrition The Honorable Thad Cochran Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Nutrition The…
Over 200 groups speak up for Country of Origin labeling
On April 2, over 200 organizations sent a letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack to support strong Country of Origin labels. A copy of the letter is…
Agribusiness Wins on Continuing Resolution – But Our Fight Continues
Agribusiness wins on the Continuing Resolution. But, with your help, we will be back for the next round! Thank you to everyone who called…
Action Alert: Tell your Senator to vote YES on Tester Amendments!
Speak up for farmers, not agribusiness. As we alerted you yesterday, Monsanto and Agribusiness companies have managed to insert two dangerous provisions into…
Action Alert: Tell Congress to Dump Monsanto and Agribusiness Riders
Monsanto and Agribusiness companies have managed to insert two dangerous provisions into the Continuing Resolution (“CR”) that is about to be voted on by the…