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A farmworker wearing a straw hat bends over in a field to harvest large leafy plants. The sun beats over their back.

National Farmworker Awareness Week: Reflecting on Decades of Advocacy

By supporting good legislation, opposing bad legislation, and building up a network of supporting organizations, it is our hope that we can collectively move the needle on farmworker rights in the right direction. 

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.

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.

A February 6 court decision directed that the use of dicamba be halted for over-the-top (OTT) applications on soybeans and cotton. However, the EPA is allowing the use of existing stock of dicamba under the old use-label guidelines for the 2024 growing season.

Bee pollinate flower

Pollinators and policy in Minnesota

This Pollinator Week, Minnesota Organizing Co-Director Zoe Hollomon, lobbyist Chris Cowen, and partner Erin Rupp of Pollinate Minnesota are shedding light on the legislative wins that target pesticides and pollinators, and impact the farmers, beekeepers, and consumers who rely on pollination for our food supply. 

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Stripetail Hoverfly is a pollinator for Goldenrod

Appreciation for different pollinators

For Pollinator Week we are exploring some less well known invertebrates and their powers of pollination. Hoverflies, hawkmoths, soldier beetles and green bees all provide pollinator services and deserve our support and respect.

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Sparrow on farm

Treated seeds have got to go

Earlier this week, we announced that, with our partners at Center for Food Safety, we’re suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to regulate insecticide-coated seeds. Just because these pesticides aren’t applied as a spray doesn’t mean they aren’t dangerous.

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