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U.S. declines renewal of USMCA, opening up more time for needed changes

In response to the announcement this week that the Trump administration will not be renewing the U.S.-Mexico Canada Agreement ...
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Costly versus cost-effective

This report takes a close look at the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a farmer-focused conservation cost-share program run by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the ...
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The Republican budget chainsaws the food system

The Republican budget passed earlier this month took a chainsaw to several foundational pillars that prop up the U.S. food system: public spending for those facing hunger; under-paid immigrant workers ...
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Let's Keep the Door Open

After years of underfunding and oversubscription, fiscal year 2024 (FY24) saw thousands more farmers enroll in two federal conservation cost share programs: the Environmental Quality Incentives ...
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Three essential elements for the EU’s forthcoming Livestock Strategy

On July 7, the EU is expected to publish its strategy for building a competitive, resilient, and sustainable livestock sector. A draft of the Livestock Strategy has leaked. While the text is clearly ...
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Agreements on Reciprocal Trade lock in corporate control over the food system

Since the beginning of his second term, the Trump administration has negotiated bilateral Agreements on Reciprocal Trade (ART) in exchange for easing tariff rates. To be clear, despite the name, these ...
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The Farm Bill Uprooted Episode Five: Insecure

And I think what's really interesting is like, a truly community-based food and farm system will support both small farmers and, you know, nutrition access at the same time. And I feel like, if we can ...
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EU-Mercosur Agreement: Old pledges, new potential impacts for food systems and a just transition

Maureen Santos is an ecologist and political scientist, currently serving as coordinator of the Politics and Alternatives Unit at FASE – Solidariedade e Educação, professor at the International ...
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From Net Zero to Greenwash — Global Meat and Dairy Companies

In March 2021, the biggest meat company in the world, JBS, made an astonishing announcement. The company, embroiled in major bribery and corruption scandals just a few years ago, pledged it would ...
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Facing Huge Debt, Large Farm Co-op Is Closing Down

\r\n\r\nSeptember 16, 2003, Tuesday, Late Edition - Final\r\n\r\nSECTION: Section C; Page 1; Column 2; Business/Financial Desk \r\nKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two years ago, Farmland Industries, the nation's ...
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Is There a Better Way? Alternative Approaches to Liberalization under the GATS

The purpose of this paper is to identify some aspects of the GATS structure and approach to liberalization that seem particularly deserving of attention. If the rules do not impose unambiguous ...
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Monsanto Pulls Plug on NatureMark Spuds

Monsanto has decided to get out of the genetically modified business ~ for potatoes. Starting with the 2001 season, the company will no longer market its NatureMark potato, the one that features a Bt ...