Farm Bill Updates
March 28, 2024
About every five years, the U.S. Congress passes the biggest set of food and farming policies
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National Farmworker Awareness Week: Reflecting on Decades of Advocacy
March 26, 2024
By supporting good legislation, opposing bad legislation, and building up a network of supporting organizations, it
Good news, bad news: dicamba use halted, not halted
February 22, 2024
A February 6 court decision directed that the use of dicamba be halted for over-the-top (OTT)
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Our Focus
PAN advocates for change at the national level, promoting positive legislative efforts, pushing the EPA, USDA and Congress to implement pesticide-related protections for the people, and supporting efforts in our national courts to insure measures are carried out.
We participate in many federal coalition spaces, including Coming Clean and the HEAL Food Alliance, where we work on climate, toxic pesticides, and farmer-and farmworker justice issues. We help coordinate advocacy strategies across states and also connect the local and regional struggles in the US with international movements.
In our policy work, PAN advocates for a food and agriculture system shaped by communities; particularly rural people, farmers and farmworkers, indigenous peoples, and advocates for public health. We push federal decision-makers to reject industry-backed false solutions and implement pesticide protections rooted in the precautionary principle.
We believe that more and smaller farms, with a diverse population of farm stewards, can do more to address climate change and food insecurity than actions that are focused on corporate profits.
Our agriculture and food systems are stuck on a pesticide treadmill that threatens the health of our communities, our children, and our environment. PAN’s work on public health over the years has been to gather evidence using participatory science and develop resources in partnership with advocates and community members that illustrate the problem and outline solutions.
These resources, such as our Pesticide Info database and our Kids on the Frontline report make information available to the public to support actions for change toward agroecology.
The Pesticide Treadmill
Resources
Drift Catcher Reports
A historical roundup of reports on PAN’s Drift Catcher project.
Webinar: Pesticides and climate change
Recordings of PAN’s two-part webinar introducing our new report, Pesticides and Climate Change: A Vicious Cycle. This report is the
Farmworkers
Farmworkers are regularly exposed to pesticides in many ways. They can breathe in or absorb harmful chemicals through their skin
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Urge the House of Representatives to Support the Relief for Farmers Hit by PFAS Act!
PFAS—so called “forever chemicals”—are causing unprecedented harm to farmers across the country. They contaminate soil and irrigation water, sometimes forcing farms to
Tired of the pesticide industry calling the shots?
Let’s create a healthy food system, together.
Let’s create a healthy food system, together.