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'If You Own the Seeds You Own the Food System': Campaigners Demand Public Ownership to Counter Big Ag Privatization

Sarah Gattiker stores the 24,200th species of seed in the vault at Kew's Millennium Seed Bank, which now holds 10% of the world's wild plant species, on October 15, 2009 in Sussex, England. (Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

'A Terrible Decision': Progressives Denounce Biden Pick of 'Mr. Monsanto' Tom Vilsack as Ag Secretary

Jake Johnson, staff writer

Tom Vilsack meets with staff members on Tuesday September 20, 2016 in Washington, D.C.

"We need a USDA Secretary on the side of everyday people. If this is not the fox guarding the henhouse, it's pretty damn close."

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We Want Fudge! Rejecting Corporate Stooge Heitkamp, Progressives Back Ohio Congresswoman for USDA Chief

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Convention chair Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) delivers remarks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center on July 25, 2016 in Philadelphia. (Photo: Paul Morigi/WireImage)

Dozens of advocacy groups told the Biden transition team that Rep. Marcia Fudge...

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Citing Her Ties to Agribusiness and Fossil Fuels, 160+ Groups Tell Biden That Heitkamp Is 'Wrong Choice' for USDA

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Scores of progressive groups on Tuesday came out in opposition to President-elect Joe Biden possibly picking former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota as his agriculture secretary. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

"She has aligned herself with corporate agribusiness at the expense of family...

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This working oil derrick is a unique feature of the Oklahoma State Capitol. (Photo: duggar11/Flickr cc)

Indigenous Leaders Furious After EPA Grants Oklahoma Control Over Sovereign Tribal Lands

A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farmer works on his field in Ghent, Belgium on May 21, 2020.

Fridays for Future Europe Calls for Transforming Agricultural Policy to Tackle the Climate Crisis

Hens rescued by Animal Place await transportation to the group's California facility.

As Millions of Factory Farmed Animals Sent to Mass Slaughter, These 'Lucky 1,000' Chickens Rescued

A rally in support of GMO labeling in Connecticut.

'Anything But Secure': Advocates Decry USDA Rule Allowing Big Ag to Set Its Own Regulations on GMOs

View of a sign outside a Tyson Fresh Meats production plant in Emporia, Kansas, on January 8, 2020. View of a sign outside a Tyson Fresh Meats production plant in Emporia, Kansas, on January 8, 2020.

Calls to Break Up 'Big Meat' as Nearly 900 Workers at Single Tyson Processing Plant Test Positive for Covid-19

Farmworker Juan Antonio wears a face mask in a field in Riverhead, New York

USDA's $19 Billion in COVID-19 Relief for Farmers and Food Banks Sparks Questions About Who Will Benefit

The North American Meat Institute filed suit on Friday to stop California's Proposition 12.

Big Meat Files Suit to Stop California Measure Improving Animal Welfare

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