By Jon Miltimore A Canadian dairy farmer is speaking out after being forced to dump thousands of liters of milk after exceeding the government’s production quota. In a video shared on TikTok by Travis Huigen, Ontario dairy farmer Jerry Huigen says he’s heartbroken to dump…
By John Anderer Modern farmers are feeling increasingly unappreciated and isolated, according to researchers from the University of Exeter’s Centre for Rural Policy Research and national charity The Farming Community Network (FCN). Farming is an absolutely essential industry, and farmers often work long hours and…
By Mike Campbell The UK government is offering a lump sum of cash to farmers as an incentive for them to either retire, sell their land, or get a different job. “How to apply for a lump sum payment to leave or retire from farming” reads the…
By Jesse Smith The war on farmers and ranchers is not just happening in Holland or the United States–it is global, ranging from Brazil and South Africa to China–warns The New American magazine’s Alex Newman in this episode of Behind The Deep State. The goal…
By Keean Bexte Dutch farmers are fighting for their very livelihoods, taking to the streets over a climate change policy that will cap nitrogen emissions and lead to mass job loss. Video shows several farmers on the streets attacking police and emergency vehicles with sledgehammers…
By Greta Moran Excerpts: Jack Algiere has always been a tinkerer. As a child in the 1980s, he would repair and swap out engines in the broken equipment on his family’s farm, often figuring out exactly what he was building as he went along. “It’s…
By Ice Age Farmer Farmers’ land across the Midwest is being confiscated to make way for construction of a massive, 1300-mi long Carbon Capture & Sequestration Pipeline. Town halls in hundreds of counties are full of angry farmers, as county officials announce, “There’s not much…
By Patricia Burke Wouldn’t it be incredible if we could stop and catch our breath? And at the same time, maybe catch where we are in our collective consciousness? Do it. When and Why Wisdom Schools Disappear Today, in many communities, you can go to…
By Miguel Leyva Around the world, many countries have banned paraquat, but the U.S. has not yet taken this action. Although sold under many names, usually, farmers can purchase the herbicide in stores as Gramoxone, manufactured by Syngenta. Paraquat, one of the most deadly weed…
By Kenny Stancil In an effort to inform policymakers, advocates, and the public about the impacts of agrifood corporations on the U.S. food system and build support for transforming the nation’s agricultural practices, the Family Farm Action Alliance released a new report on Wednesday that details how…
By Neenah Payne Scientific American warns that the world’s remaining topsoil will be gone within 60 years. So, unless we find a way to save our soils, we have just 60 harvests left. Industrial chemical agriculture is destroying our soils and our health. Since it…
Comments by Brian Shilhavy Editor, Health Impact News The vast majority of the American population is completely ignorant about the United States militarized industrial corporate food system that feeds most of the population, and is used to topple governments worldwide. Less than 1% of our…
By Tyler Durden Kirk Hinz, a meteorologist with BAMWX, published an agriculture note Thursday which outlines “persisting rains” in some parts of the Southwest but “expanding dryness” in the north. Hinz concentrates on the corn belt, which spans the Midwest. He said, “expanding drought into…
By GRAIN The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has spent nearly US$6 billion over the past 17 years trying to improve agriculture, mainly in Africa. This is a lot of money for an underfunded sector, and, as such, carries great weight. To better understand how…
By Cap Allon Grow your own carrots — they’re a homesteading staple. We get through hundreds of the things over the course of a year. They are good straight from the ground, raw, and add a great nutritious element to any meal — carrots are…
By Cap Allon Potatoes are the main staple of our homestead. They contain all the essential amino acids you need to build proteins, repair cells, and fight diseases — eating just five spuds a day would technically keep you alive (although eventually you’d run into vitamin and…
By Amanda Bowers MONTPELIER, Vt. (July 1, 2021) – Today a Vermont law goes into effect that expands raw milk sales through community-supported agricultural organizations (CSA’s) and farm stands. Activation of this law takes an additional step toward rejecting a federal prohibition scheme in practice…
By Misty Anderson Thanks to an extra-long spring season this year, our gardens have been especially generous and now we have an overabundance of vegetables – especially our beefsteak tomatoes. This new series will discuss how to use up that extra produce in your garden….
By Ice Age Farmer In this special Ice Age Farmer broadcast, Christian is joined by Dr. Frédéric Leroy, a professor in the field of food science and biotechnology at Vrije Universiteit, to detail what can only be described as an attempted hostile takeover of all…
By Ken Roseboro While U.S. agribusiness groups are trying to pressure Mexico into abandoning their announced bans on glyphosate herbicide and imports of genetically modified corn by 2024, U.S. suppliers of non-GMO seed and grain see an opportunity to supply Mexico with non-GMO corn. “Could…
