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[WATCH] The Good Acre's Steve talks Farm to Summer

Steve from the Good Acre talks about the new Farm to Summer program with Roseville Schools and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

[WATCH] The Good Acre's Nikki talks Farm to Summer

Nikki from the Good Acre talks about the new Farm to Summer program with Roseville Schools and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

Taking farmers for a ride

This story was first published at Other Words on May 29, 2019. Over the last year, President Trump has taken farmers on a roller coaster ride that’s finally gone off the rails.

Minnesota's fertilizer law: Cleaner water, fewer emissions

In the coming weeks, Minnesota is expected to adopt new regulations for agricultural fertilizer use designed to limit water pollution, a move that could also have climate benefits.

Japanese and U.S. food and farm organizations urge halt to trade talks

As Japan and the United States embark on negotiations over agricultural markets, potentially paving the way for a free-trade agreement, we urge the complete halt of these negotiations that undermine the livelihoods of family farmers and the sovereignty of rural communities in our two countries.

Trump's new trade aid raises questions about endgame

The Trump administration's latest trade aid package for farmers announced today is the result of an erratic and incoherent trade policy that appears to include little advance planning or an endgame, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy(IATP).

New bill enacting food and agribusiness merger moratorium necessary

MINNEAPOLIS—A bill introduced in Congress today that would temporarily halt agribusiness mergers and launch an effort to improve antitrust enforcement is urgently needed for family farmers struggling with noncompetitive markets that are influencing high costs and low prices, says the