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For Food Abundance, Think Bigger Than Another Farm Bill Nov. 10, 2022
Turkey prices are soaring this Thanksgiving, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. With food price... Read More
A 'Locally Grown' Thanksgiving Nov. 02, 2022
Harry Truman said: "No man should be president who doesn't understand hogs." The problem with our re... Read More
We're Talking About Power Dec. 29, 2021
In 1971, Susan DeMarco, Susan Sechler and I teamed up in a Washington-based public interest group (r... Read More
Manufactured Meat Dec. 15, 2021
Who needs farms and ranches when food industrializers have petri dishes, fetal bovine serum, and cel... Read More
In This Season of Feasting, Let's Celebrate AgriCULTURE, Not AgriBUSINESS Nov. 24, 2021
In December 1972, I was part of a nationwide campaign that came tantalizingly close to getting the U... Read More
Shameless Monopolies and Makers May. 12, 2021
For the past several years, monopolistic price fixing by two multibillion-dollar milk processing beh... Read More
Doing Good Business in the Food Economy May. 05, 2021
A cadre of business school economists, high-tech speculators and corporate planners have been hyping... Read More
The AgriCULTURE Attitude Nov. 25, 2020
America's most food-focused holiday traces its roots back to the abundant feast that Pilgrims and In... Read More
This Thanksgiving, Let's Celebrate AgriCULTURE, Not AgriBUSINESS Nov. 18, 2020
In December 1972, I was part of a nationwide campaign that came tantalizingly close to getting the U... Read More
Change Is Coming Jan. 29, 2020
As we hurtle into the 2020s, the future of our food economy (and food itself) remains a fiercely con... Read More
In Drought, Fortunes Are Made May. 06, 2014
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — This summer, even drinking water may be hard to find in some central Cal... Read More
Billionaires Reap a Cornucopia of Farm Subsidy Cash Dec. 04, 2013
December is a time of many holiday feasts — which makes it a good time to remember family farm... Read More
This Thanksgiving, Let's Celebrate AgriCULTURE, Not AgriBUSINES Nov. 27, 2013
In December 1972, I was part of a nationwide campaign that came tantalizingly close to getting the U... Read More
