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
Fruitland, Idaho, clears the air with a city ordinance that sites oil and gas wells almost a ¼ mile from homes and businesses. This Spring, the city of Fruitland, Idaho, passed an ordinance regulating oil and gas development within city … Continued
Three new Homegrown Stories highlight the challenges and rewards of trying to keep the family farm in the family. Not so long ago, family farms were the bedrock of America. Since the 1980s Farm Crisis, family farms and ranches have … Continued
Meet BethYana Pease, Lodge Grass Alderwoman and community organizer. Western Native Voice Community Spotlight visited BethYana Pease, the activist who launched Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) movement on the Crow and Northern Cheyenne reservations, as well as the Build-a-Bike program for her community … Continued
How the 2018 Farm Bill impacts your table, your community, and our country. Chances are, you’ve seen a bit of news about the Farm Bill lately. There’s also a good chance that, especially if you’re not a farmer, you passed … Continued
Yellowstone Valley Citizens Council food hub plans to serve Billings fresh local food Northern Plains’ affiliate group Yellowstone Valley Citizens Council is in the early stages of creating a food hub that will serve Billings and the surrounding region. From … Continued
ORA partners with local utility co-op to create Energy Equity with Solar “We need mechanisms that encourage utilities to engage in, not fundamental research or basic science, but the kinds of later-stage, applied research projects and demonstration projects that can … Continued
Wyoming farmer Theresa Shaw lays out why the 2018 Farm Bill is a bad deal for local farmers. This letter-to-the-editor by Theresa Shaw ran in the Sheridan Press on May 15th, 2018. Farmers and ranchers are a diverse group of … Continued