Who Will Grow Our Food?

A Forgotten Career Path — Old Farmers Outnumber Young Ones by a Ratio of Over 7:1

Excerpted from the book Food Fight. To learn more about the Farm Bill and purchase a copy of Food Fight please visit www.foodfight2012.org “If we are not careful, we could lose the farm and the food system on our watch.” That drastic warning…
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by: Dan Imhoff – May 15, 2012

Ethanol: Growing Food, Feed, Fiber, and Fuel?

Evidence Growing That Using Corn to Help Fill Gas Tanks Might Not Be the Best Use of Crops, Tech, and Scarce Taxpayer Dollars

Excerpted from the book Food Fight. To learn more about the Farm Bill and purchase a copy of Food Fight please visit www.foodfight2012.org Most analysts agree that we are rapidly approaching “peak oil,” the point when the volume of global oil production begins…
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by: Dan Imhoff – May 9, 2012

Farm Bill Subsidies Often Harm Not Help Family Farmers

The Real Winners Have Been Animal Feedlot Operators, Corporate Mega-Farms, Input Suppliers Like Monsanto, And Big Grain Traders Like Cargill

Excerpted from the book Food Fight. To learn more about the Farm Bill and purchase a copy of Food Fight please visit www.foodfight2012.org Billions of Farm Bill dollars flow into America’s rural communities each year to boost income for farmers, who continue to…
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by: Dan Imhoff – May 2, 2012

Farm Bill Will be a Fight Over Food Democracy

An excerpt from the new book, Food Fight

Excerpted from the book Food Fight. To learn more about the Farm Bill and purchase a copy of Food Fight please visit www.foodfight2012.org Delving into the Farm Bill can seem like visiting another country (if not another planet), with its foreign language and…
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by: Dan Imhoff – April 25, 2012