.Bayer AG-@MonsantoCo merger severely threatens our planet & food system!

Hey Bayer AG shareholders! 93% of farmers are concerned with Bayer AG-@MonsantoCo merger. Stop the merger! #MergerFromHell #Bayer foe.org/news/poll-farm…

Not pleased with the amendments to the #FarmBill? Farm Action is hosting a farmer fly-in from June 11th-13th. Please follow the link below to fill out a form allowing them to better organize this meetup. goo.gl/forms/6gWIUpPP…

Breaking news: Domestic #FairTrade is not just for elites! We can all #BeDomesticFairTrade! Learn more from Domestic Fair Trade’s full report in partnership with the Center for Fair and Alternative Trade at Colorado State! bit.ly/2rtfIY3

In case you missed it, read our National Coordinator #ErikaAInwald's article on @HEAL_Food blog, highlighting research from DFTA's released report in partnership with the Center for Fair and Alternative Trade at Colorado University! #BeDomesticFairTrade bit.ly/2IDreM3

Thank you Rep. Nydia Velazquez and the House for passing H.R. 5236, the Main Street Employee Ownership Act - this bill will make it easier to transition to #workercoop and #ESOP structures, preserving jobs and businesses! #smallbiz #ownership. Press release: bit.ly/2rvAwOP

The media discusses fair labor practices, but does not regularly use the term ‘domestic fair trade’. We must expand awareness to #BeDomesticFairTrade! Learn more in Domestic Fair Trade's full report in partnership with the Center for Fair and Alternative Trade! bit.ly/2rtfIY3

Sneak attack in the #FarmBill could end organic as we know it! Sen. Debbie Stabenow Sen. Patrick Leahy Senator Dianne Feinstein, we need you to stand up to #saveorganic and protect the NOSB! bit.ly/2Gqs8p7

WATCH the trailer for #EatingAnimals and let DFTA know what you think! Looks at the environmental, economic, & public health consequences of factory farming. Based on the bestselling book by Jonathan Safran Foer & narrated by co-producer #NataliePortman. youtu.be/Y-z4Mpql6Ls

Check out this awesome profile from the World Fair Trade Organization about the longtime success of our member Dr. Bronner's! Dr. Bronner's also won our 2nd annual domestic fair trade award this past December. Keep up the good work! wfto.com/sites/default/…

Our member Berkshire Food Co-op just made a commitment to work toward a living wage by 2020! Read more about them in their Spring 2018 update: berkshire.coop/2018-spring-up…

The DFTA is going to be presenting at this week's AFHVS/ASFS conference UW–Madison. Will you be there? #foodstudies18

Call your representatives at 1-844-USA-0234 to urge them to vote “no” on Speaker Ryan's immigration bill. Immigrants are essential to our agricultural system and it's important we let our elected officials know. Learn more about the bills below from Farmworker Justice

The administration seeks to "relocat[e] many social safety net programs into a new megadepartment, which would possibly include the word “welfare” in its title." SNAP would be removed from the USDA in another attempt to cut this vital program. Learn more: nytimes.com/2018/06/20/us/…

We can't leave our rural communities behind! This article describes how communities are being left without crucial high speed internet. newfoodeconomy.org/rural-iowa-bro…

New bill extends nationwide labor protections to currently exempt farmworkers: huffingtonpost.com/entry/democrat…

#Janus is not an occasion for mourning, there's no time for that. It's a call to return to what built labor's power in the first place. Worker self-activity, strikes, and movements that span the working class as a whole.

50 orgs reject U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef's “sustainability” framework & urge its members to create a real plan that promotes fair markets & policies for real change in the beef sector! foodtank.com/news/2018/06/f… Walmart McDonald's Arby's Taco Bell Wendy’s Darden Restaurants Cargill JBS USA Tyson Foods

We reject U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef's sustainability framework! Costco, Wendy’s, Darden Restaurants, Walmart, McDonald's, and Taco Bell we want fair markets and strong policy protections for producers, workers, and the environment. foodtank.com/news/2018/06/f…

Julie Tilt, co-owner of DFTA member @HumWholesale is hosting an open house at the new Stellaria Healing Arts in Eugene, OR. Join her today from 4:30-8:00pm!