Hi, I'm Amanda! My family farms corn and soybeans in Southwest Michigan. I'm also a practicing attorney.
(Note: This image is part of our series aimed at providing positive marketing for all agriculture, in regards to the fearful marketing tactics employed by the Organic Trade Association’s Organic Festival. To read more about the festival and why we decided to tackle this project, click here.)
Sources:
Common Ground – Corporate Farms
The Farmer’s Daughter USA – Piercing the Corporate Farm Myth
Mayo Clinic on Differences in Organic and Conventional Foods
Perspective: A farmer's legacy shouldn't be a tax nightmare for their kin
www.agdaily.com
For farm families, estate taxes aren’t just an abstract policy debate -- they’re a very real threat to generational farms and the livelihoods they support.
How RFK Jr. Is Boosting ‘Food Babe’ and Other MAHA Acolytes
www.wsj.com
The health and human services secretary has elevated lightly regulated wellness companies and allowed advisers to keep investments, after vowing to end conflicts of interest.
Why agricultural advocates are lashing out at Celebrity Jeopardy! | AGDAILY
www.agdaily.com
David Friedberg, founder of The Climate Corporation, is drawing ire for his "charity" of choice on Celebrity Jeopardy!: Humane World for Animals.
RFK Jr.: The most inefficient man in Trump's government | AGDAILY
www.agdaily.com
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s strategy for attacking research plays well with populist distrust in institutions, but it falls apart under scientific standards.
Thanks. This was a great idea. Let’s hope they spread far and wide!