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Amid U.S. and industry pressure, Mexico delays glyphosate ban

On April 1, 2024, Mexico was set to follow through with its 2020 commitment to ban the toxic herbicide glyphosate (the active ingredient in Bayer’s Roundup in the USA and Faena in Mexico) by 2024. When the plan to phase out glyphosate and genetically engineered (GE) corn was originally laid out, Mexico’s government cited the purpose of the new policies as “contributing to food sovereignty and security” and the health of the Mexican people, as well as protecting native corn from contamination by GE pollen. Glyphosate is a pervasive herbicide frequently used on corn and other commodity crops, and genetically engineered corn is often modified to—among other things—be resistant to glyphosate.

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Farm Bill Updates

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About every five years, the U.S. Congress passes the biggest set of food and farming policies that define the majority of federal farm, food, nutrition, and rural economic programs. At a cost of about $440 billion over five years, these programs influence: What is grown; who grows it; how it is grown or produced; what is done with those products and where they are sold; who can access and afford those goods; and how we invest in rural communities.

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Two webinars: Small-scale, diversified farming

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Watch and listen as two experienced farmers share stories and practical approaches for small-scale, diversified farms that use the principles of agroecology.  This discussion may provide you with ideas that small farms where you live can adapt and thrive.

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Big global win on the world’s most toxic pesticides

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After many long days of negotiations, the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) made a historic move for safer food and farming by passing a resolution on highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) that calls for action to globally phase out the use of the world’s most toxic pesticides by 2035. Tied with this resolution was the passing of a mandate for UNEP to implement this commitment by forming the Global Alliance on HHPs.

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A year of wins for farmworkers

March 30, 2023

Organizations across the country are promoting National Farmworker Awareness Week, and we are inviting our supporters to stand in solidarity with farmworker campaigns across the country.

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International update: March 2023

March 29, 2023

Early Spring Greetings from PANNA’s International Team! As our work is often fast-moving and technical, we thought you might enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at who we are, some exciting recent wins, and what’s ahead this year.

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Opportunities for a new agriculture

March 16, 2023

We have the ability to reshape our national farm policies as we consider a new Farm Bill in the coming months. We can push for more controls on pesticides by promoting the ideas in PACTPA (Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act). The

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Farmers demand a transformative Farm Bill

March 16, 2023

Last Monday, hundreds of farmers from across the country converged on Washington, D.C. to demand that legislators respond to the climate crisis in the upcoming Farm Bill. This legislation, which is currently in the early stages of being drafted, will dictate much of the US’s

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Minnesota Updates: March 2023

March 2, 2023

If there was ever a time to come out of the starting gate sprinting, it’s now! With almost one-third new members in the state legislature, and the DFL (Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party) leading the House and the Senate, there’s lots of activity and momentum to push

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