Author: Amanda Starbuck
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We Need Biden To Do These Things To Protect Our Food System — Immediately
Co-authored with Krissy Kasserman and Tarah Heinzen Meaningful action to reverse course on food and farm policy couldn’t be more urgent. The Biden Administration will inherit the most significant farm […]
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Tom Vilsack’s Cozy Relationship With Big Ag Makes Him A Non-Starter at USDA
Co-authored with Krissy Kasserman, Food & Water Watch Tom Vilsack wasn’t the right choice for Secretary of Agriculture in 2008 when President Obama nominated him to serve in that role. […]
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Restoring Parity and Reducing Ecological Impacts through Agricultural Price Floors
Farmers, and the rural communities that depend on them, are in crisis, and have been for a long time. Median net farm yearly income for US farmers in 2020 is […]
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As We’re Giving Thanks, Let’s Resolve To Change Our Food System For The Better
Co-authored with Krissy Kasserman, Food & Water Watch Our holiday traditions are undoubtedly going to look very different this year. Fewer gatherings, less travel, smaller meals with immediate family. Even […]
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The Urgent Case for a Moratorium on Mega-Dairies in New Mexico.
Mega-dairies took over the New Mexican landscape over the past few decades. With them came numerous externalities, from air pollution to contaminated drinking water to environmental injustice. Regulations are failing […]
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Mega-Mergers Are As Guilty As The Pandemic For Our Broken Food Supply Chain
Dairy farmers dump milk while hungry folks line up for hours at food pantries. Ranchers euthanize livestock while meat disappears from store shelves. These paradoxes are becoming familiar during the […]
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Factory Farm Nation: 2020 Edition
Factory farms continue to take over the agricultural landscape of the United States. There are currently 1.6 billion animals in our nation’s 25 thousand factory farms. Together, these animals produce […]
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A New Bill In The House And Senate Will Reduce Pandemic Mayhem In Our Food System
My great grandparents once owned the only grocery store in their tiny, western North Dakota town, where they sold ground beef and roasts from cattle they purchased and processed locally. […]
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Why It Should Anger All Of Us That Trump Still “Has Monsanto’s Back” On Roundup
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announced last week its decision to reapprove glyphosate (the main ingredient in Roundup pesticides), giving its blessing for the continued use of the poison for another 15 years. […]