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2:06 Contract Poultry Farmers Speak Out, Get Heard RAFIUSAVideo 477 views 1 year ago Contract poultry farmers from across the Southeast spoke out for new contract regulations at a United States Department of Agriculture Hearing on Agriculture and Antitrust ...
3:48 The National Organic Standards Turn 20.mp4 RAFIUSAVideo 61 views 1 year ago The National Organic Standards Act turned 20 on November 28, 2010. Michael Sligh, Just Foods Program Director at RAFI and chair of the first National Organic Standards Boar...
5:44 Why Corn And Not Tomatoes - Part 3: Elasticity RAFIUSAVideo 285 views 1 year ago Part III: Elasticity The scale of commodity production is much larger than that of fruits and vegetables. Each farmer grows an extraordinarily small percentage of the mark...
4:57 Why Corn And Not Tomatoes - Part 5: Fairness in Unfair Markets RAFIUSAVideo 219 views 1 year ago Part V: Fairness and Fair Markets There are multiple different ways that the government can provide fairness in the commodities market. This video describes what methods t...
4:36 Why Corn And Not Tomatoes - Part 4: Concentrated Markets RAFIUSAVideo 233 views 1 year ago Part IV: Concentration A small number of companies own a very large portion of the commodities industry, allowing them to manipulate the prices in the marketplace. This vi...
3:34 Why Corn And Not Tomatoes - Part 2: Perishability RAFIUSAVideo 316 views 1 year ago Part II: Perishability One of the main differences between commodities crops and fruits and vegetables is that commodities are not perishable. This video describes why thi...
6:40 Why Corn And Not Tomatoes - Part 1: Defining the Question RAFIUSAVideo 638 views 1 year ago Part I: Introduction The Farm Bill spends millions of dollars on commodities programs and not on fruits and vegetables for many reasons. In order to understand the reasons...
2:36 Debt, Upgrades, and the Contract Poultry Industry RAFIUSAVideo 419 views 2 years ago Kay Doby testifies about her experiences as a poultry grower at a USDA/DOJ hearing.
8:16 Crop Insurance and Organic Agriculture RAFIUSAVideo 80 views 2 years ago John and Russ Vollmer, of the Vollmer Farm in Bunn, NC, along with Scott Marlow of RAFI-USA share their thoughts on the need for risk management and crop insurance for orga...
4:00 Windrow Composting - Dan Campeau (NC Cooperative Extension) RAFIUSAVideo 614 views 2 years ago Excerpt from a workshop sponsored by the Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) and NC Cooperative Extension Services. The workshop discussed viable alte...

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