
Farm Aid Check out our blog post with a wrap-up of farm and food news from the past week. A wonderful video too...

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"This is a national security issue," warned U.S. Attorney General Eric
Holder during the first in the series public workshops on antitrust
issues in agriculture convened by the U.S. Department of Justice and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture last Friday in Ankeny, Iowa.
Read the rest & see photos on our blog: http://bit.ly/9KF0dv

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Today Farm Aid announced that "Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America" is the theme of our 25th anniversary. Check out our slideshow to relive just a few of the many incredible
moments from our first 25 years — and be sure to share your favorite Farm Aid memories at http://www.farmaid.org/25
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Want information about who's playing at this year's Farm Aid's concert, how to get the best tickets, and how you can help keep family farmers on their land? Sign up for email updates.

Farm Aid Tell Attorney General Eric Holder & USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to end corporate control of agriculture. Take action quickly on our site now: http://bit.ly/aWeo5S
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The Department of Justice and US Department of Agriculture are holding a series of public workshops dedicated to examining corporate concentration and violations of anti-trust laws in agriculture. Standing ...

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Please take a look at our "Farmer Hero" profile of Theresa Podoll. She and her husband Dan are second-generation owners and operators of Prairie Road Organic Farm in Fullerton, North Dakota where they produce organic garden seeds. Theresa also works in the non-profit world to end the extreme control held by just a few ...companies in the seed industry.
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Theresa Podoll was raised on a conventional seed potato farm in North Dakota's Red River Valley. She had dreams of becoming a science teacher, but after her Ecology of Land-Use professor showed slides of his organic farm in Minnesota, she was hooked on the idea of farming. ...

Farm Aid Our new "Ask Farm Aid" column is up. This month we tackle the question of "how can a food system that offers so much variety be constricting consumer choice?"
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I read your column on concentration in agriculture last month, but I'm confused. You talk about monopolies and fewer consumer choices, but when I walk into a supermarket, I see a gazillion brands and products. I don't understand how concentration is actually hurting consumers.

Farm Aid Take a look at our new blog post on an exciting forum in DC to expand opportunities for new and beginning farmers.
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Ready to relive more of your favorite Farm Aid moments? Tune into
DIRECTV over the next couple months, with a new show featuring Gretchen Wilson & Friends premiering this weekend. Click through for the full schedule along with shows featuring Jason Mraz, Wilco, and Jamey Johnson.
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Farm Aid Please spread the word about our blog post on the USDA's $50 million available to farmers that are organic or transitioning to organic. There's a March 12 deadline, so act fast!
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Farm Aid Our new blog post showing how online tools are available to connect us to the local and family farmed-food that we all want.
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Over at HOMEGROWN.org, we've got a lively online group of folks who are passionate about local, sustainably-raised, family farm food. We talk about our own garden plans, we show off our latest batch of bread, and we share useful and fun information that connects us to the land. ...

Farm Aid New on our blog: a weekly wrap-up of farm & food news links. If we missed something, please leave a comment!
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All week long, we post updates on what’s happening at Farm Aid and in the world of farms and food on Twitter. In case you missed some of those links, below are some notable stories we shared in the past week:

Farm Aid Read our new blog post with details on the Department of Justice's antitrust investigations of Monsanto in the seed industry and Dean Foods in the dairy industry. It also has the five dates and locations for workshops the DOJ & USDA are holding around the country where you can get involved.
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The word "antitrust" has recently resurfaced and finally it's not all about Microsoft. This time it involves all of us because these antitrust investigations look at the agriculture industry and since ...

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Our new blog post
on a recent dairy farmer suicide in New York and resources available to help.
http://farmaid.blogspot.com/2010/02/farm ers-and-suicide-help-is-available.html
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"For 25 years, my friend Neil has been an impassioned champion of family
farmers. He rallies concertgoers year after year at our show, and he
relentlessly calls on Washington to reverse the bad policies that force
family farmers off their land. He's stubborn, passionate, and persistent—just like family farmers." — Willie Nelson

Farm Aid Check out this video performance from Farm Aid board members Dave Matthews and Neil Young from last week's Hope For Haiti Now Telethon.
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Watch Dave Matthews and Neil Young "Alone And Forsaken" (Live) for free on MTV.com.

















