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  The Bright Side of the Current Farm Crisis: An Opportunity For Change

  JFK, as it turns out, was wrong when he noted 60 years ago that the word “crisis” is a combination of the Chinese brush strokes meaning danger and opportunity. While he was... MORE

  Rural America  ·  July 9, 2019

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  With the USDA’s Blessing, CAFOs Are Driving Organic Dairy Farmers Out of Business

  As dairy farmers have seen many times in the past, a glut of milk has flooded the market and dropped farm pay prices to the point that some farmers will be forced out... MORE

  Rural America  ·  February 23, 2018

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  Dairy Farmer to Donald Trump: “Replace NAFTA, It’s Not Good For Farmers Anywhere”

  There is a lot of angst in the U.S. corporate world. They are quite concerned that the renegotiation talks between the United States, Canada and Mexico (the three participants in the North... MORE

  Rural America  ·  January 11, 2018

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  Wisconsin Dairy Farmer to GOP: Your Estate Tax Claims Are Bogus

  The mystique of the family farmer in this country goes all the way back to Thomas Jefferson’s model for democracy. Jefferson centered his vision on the yeoman farmer, who, with family... MORE

  Rural America  ·  November 16, 2017

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  Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Have Been Duped into Producing Too Much Milk

  For a farmer, getting the news that you no longer have a market for your product is devastating. I know—I got one of those letters a few months ago. It is... MORE

  Rural America  ·  June 15, 2017

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  The View from a Wisconsin Farm: NAFTA Should be Repealed and Replaced

  The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) must be replaced with a transparent trade agreement that ensures three things: farmers receive fair prices for their production; consumers are guaranteed the right to know... MORE

  Rural America  ·  April 27, 2017

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  How the Trans-Pacific Partnership Would Fail to Help Struggling Farmers

  A recent Associated Press article by Gretchen Ehlke noted that Wisconsin dairy producers “see nothing but advantages” if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) were passed during the final session of Congress. A... MORE

  Rural America  ·  November 3, 2016

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  Genetically Engineered Crops Are Part and Parcel of the Decline of Rural Communities

  The endless miles of dead brown fields are finally gone. Spring in the Midwest should be announced by endless miles of green, but at best, a haphazard patchwork of winter wheat, rye, hayfields... MORE

  Rural America  ·  July 19, 2016