Dear American Farmers, You Cost Too Much! Love, President Obama

September 20th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger

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American farmers were delivered grim news this week as President Obama revealed his deficit reduction proposal, “Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future,” which includes reforms for agriculture subsidies and direct payments to farmers estimated to save American taxpayers some $33 billion annually.

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Welcome to the Farm Wars: Big Ag Fights the Small Farm Movement

August 22nd, 2011 - Jill Ettinger

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Feeling the pressure of the growing number of small-scale farms and activists concerned with food safety and the effects Big-Ag farming has on the environment, some of the largest U.S. farming groups have joined forces in the formation of new organization called the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance.

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