**Update: due to the outpouring of positive comments submitted to the USDA, they have extended the deadline to Monday, September 17th. If you haven’t yet submitted comments, please do so today. USDA calls for public comments on changing rule that … Continued
Colorado’s 2018 legislature had more twists and turns than a fun house ride. Legislative report written by Western Colorado Alliance for Community Action Colorado’s 2017-2018 legislative year was filled with surprises. Having split chambers in a mid-term election year usually … Continued
The hay ain’t in the barn yet. The Senate Farm Bill, a flawed but less-destructive cousin of legislation passed in the House 213-211 on Friday, should win bipartisan approval by the end of the week. The Farm Bill is a five-year bundle … Continued
The H.R.2 sequel takes food from needy kids and money from rural communities in order to subsidize factory farms. The vote is expected to be very close, and your voice can make a huge impact. Contact your Representative and demand they … Continued
These three new Homegrown Stories illustrate how symbiotic relationships make farming and ranching some of the most interconnected professions on the planet. Whether it’s the personal relationships between farmers and the people looking to eat healthy, local food, or the relationship … Continued
Meet Patrick Yawakie, community organizer, advocate, and founder of the #DecolonizeTurtleIsland grassroots movement. This month Western Native Voice visited with Patrick Yawakie in order to learn more about what inspires his activism and community involvement. Patrick is a food sovereignty … Continued
Two Dakota Resource Council affiliates invite Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to their areas, but both are ignored. On May 22-23 Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke visited North Dakota to speak at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck. Upon hearing about … Continued
Huge corporations use Ag Checkoff Programs to lobby against family farmers. It’s time to change that. You may not know what a checkoff program is, but chances are, you’ve seen one. Checkoff programs are essentially government-created commodity research and promotion enterprises. … Continued
Mining riders on NDAA puts public lands and millions of Americans at risk from mining pollution. Updated 6/12/2018: The Senate will vote on their version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) this week, and there are two possible riders … Continued
Congress must reject any renegotiated NAFTA that includes ISDS and other policies that hurt independent farmers. Idaho Organization of Resource Councils member Christina Stucker-Gassi explains in a letter-to-the-editor published in the Idaho Press, how over the last twenty-five years, NAFTA … Continued