ViewpointRural America

The Food Crisis Didn’t Begin with the War in Ukraine

Even as the failures of industrial agriculture become obvious, U.S. agribusiness aims to force it on the rest of the world.

Jim Goodman

Rural America

Our Food System Is Broken and Biden’s USDA Pick Won’t Fix It

Tom Vilsack showed his pro-corporate colors when he served as Obama's ag secretary. To build a just food system under his leadership, we will have to push from below.

Jim Goodman

ViewpointRural America

How Decades of Corporate-Friendly Farm Policies Wrecked Rural America

A Wisconsin dairy farmer explains what Democrats need to do to rebuild rural communities and regain the ground they’ve lost.

Jim Goodman

Rural America

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

Jim Goodman

Rural America

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

Jim Goodman

Rural America

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

Jim Goodman

Rural America

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

Jim Goodman

Rural America

Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Have Been Duped into Producing Too Much Milk

Jim Goodman

Rural America

The View from a Wisconsin Farm: NAFTA Should be Repealed and Replaced

Jim Goodman

Rural America

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

Jim Goodman

Rural America

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

Jim Goodman