Shopping This Weekend? 3 Gift Ideas that Keep on Giving

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It’s the busiest shopping weekend of the year. Though the idea of saving big is exciting, the magic often ends when we arrive at a store where the crowds are thick, the lines are long, and the shelves are cluttered with items that most of us will use for awhile and then throw out or [...]

Why This Drought Affects Us All And What You Can Do

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The U.S. is facing our worst drought in 50 years, but most of us aren’t really paying attention.  Why?  Because our daily lives haven’t changed, and we still have everything we need to survive. For farmers, that is not the case.  According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 87% of the U.S. corn crop, 85% [...]

How to Help Farmers Affected by Tornadoes & Storms

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The recent deadly storms and tornadoes in the South have destroyed thousands of acres of farmland.  Many of these farmers were struggling to stay afloat even before the storms, since family farming nowadays rarely provides sufficient income to support a family and keep a farm going.  So this bad weather has robbed many farmers of [...]

Protect Family Farmers from Corporate Abuse

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Take action to make a difference in the lives of livestock farmers. New rules proposed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) would make significant changes in the lives of America’s family farmers by cracking down on unlawful corporate practices by giant meatpackers and poultry processors – changes livestock producers have been demanding for decades to protect them [...]

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