Farmers

Legalizing Yankee Ingenuity

November 26, 2025 Paul Spinrad, The Main Street Journal. Create! Congress, Farm Act, Farmers, Right to Repair

Did you see the movie The Martian (2015), where Matt Damon plays an astronaut stranded on Mars who constantly has to figure out how to keep surviving? In the newsletter for the CSA farm that I belong to, Terra Firma, Paul Underhill wrote that The Martian is one of the most accurate movie portrayals of what it’s like to be a farmer, even though it’s a sci-fi movie. It shows someone who constantly has to improvise, fixing things however they can with whatever they happen to have. Farmers are the original MacGyvers, he writes, “confronting daily setbacks and weather-related disasters with humor, ingenuity, and a pair of Vise-Grips.”

What It Takes To Keep Kentucky’s Black-Led Farms Alive

September 29, 2025 Anabel Peterman, Next City. Create! Black America, Black Farmers, Farmers, Kentucky

Near the eastern edge of Fayette County, Kentucky, sits the Coleman Crest Farm in the rural Black hamlet of Uttingertown. That’s where Jim Coleman works the land his great-grandfather tilled as an enslaved person — until he secured his freedom by fighting in the Civil War and returning to purchase the farm more than 130 years ago. Now, Coleman is continuing his family’s farming legacy, but not because it’s easy work. “Yesterday, I was pulling up mulch,” Coleman says, in between administrative calls. “I had harvested hard the day before. Did a little bit of harvesting [yesterday], invoiced it, packaged it, put it in the case, put it in my truck, drove to my customer, and delivered.” Coleman’s 13-acre plot is one of few in the county – and in Kentucky – that’s still Black- owned and operated. And among all farmers, the sheer volume of farmland has fallen, statewide and nationwide.

De-Commodifying The Soil

September 12, 2025 DarWeaver, Resilience. Create! Decommodify, Farmers, Food and Agriculture, Land Reform

During high summer, I do my best to get up early and be out in the field with the sheep before the sun reaches its full power. From May to October, I move them onto fresh pasture every few days, a rhythm that keeps me attuned to the needs of the land and disperses their manure evenly without allowing them to compact or overgraze any one section. A field like this feeds more than the livestock that graze it. Throughout the growing season, it offers nourishment for countless insects, pollinators, reptiles, ground-nesting birds, water tables, and traveling wildlife. The fertile soil, chest-high grasses, and flowers offer refuge for all of us here on the ridge. As I survey the awakened landscape, my gratitude for the living gifts of this world shifts to grief.

How Farmers Defeated The Land Grab By India’s Karnataka State

July 19, 2025 Pavan Kulkarni, People's Dispatch. Resist! Farmers, India, Land Reform, Mass Action

On the 1,198th consecutive day of protest, farmers in Karnataka declared victory on July 15, forcing the south Indian state’s government to retreat from the plan to grab 1,777 acres of fertile, multi-cropped farmland across 13 villages. Meeting their representatives on Tuesday at Vidhana Soudha – the seat of the legislature in the state capital, Bangalore – Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah announced the scrapping of land acquisition notices, recognizing the farmers’ struggle against the land grab as “historic”. He acknowledged that “writers, artists, communist party, people’s movements,” and the historically oppressed Dalit castes had all struggled alongside the resisting farmers, whose leaders emerged from the conference hall, triumphantly whirling their green neck scarves overhead.

India: Farmers Near Victory After Almost 2,000 Days Of Protest

July 9, 2025 Pavan Kulkarni, People's Dispatch. Resist! Development, Farmers, India, Land Reform

On the 1,188th consecutive day of protest against the forcible land acquisition from the farmers of 13 villages in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, its Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah met with movement leaders on July 4. As a “gift” to the CM, the delegates carried mangoes, flowers, and seasonal vegetables grown on their threatened land, highlighting the fertility of the 1,777 acres his government is acquiring, allegedly for real estate interests. Hinting at his willingness to retreat, his office released a statement after the meeting, explaining that his government needed 10 days to examine the legal complexities involved in reversing the acquisition process for which his government had already issued the final notices this April.

Indian Farmers Reject Proposed Trade Deals With West

July 6, 2025 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. Resist! Farmers, Food and Agriculture, Free Trade, India, National Strike, Strikes, Worker Rights and Jobs

Free trade agreements (FTAs) with countries in the West would harm India’s agriculture, its farmers, and small industries, claimed one of India’s largest farmer’s groups, All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), in a press release on Tuesday, July 1. AIKS also extended its support for and announced participation in the upcoming national strike on July 9 against the policies of the ultra-right-wing government in the country. Over 150 million members, along with other constituents of the farmers’ coalition Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), will participate in demonstrations in towns and villages across India on July 9, claimed AIKS in a press release on Tuesday, July 1.

Investing In Farmers Transitioning To Organic, Regenerative Agriculture

May 17, 2025 Cristen Hemingway-Jaynes, EcoWatch. Create! climate crisis, Farmers, Food and Agriculture, Organic Farming, Regenerative Farming

As more people are starting to realize — and as Indigenous Peoples have understood for millennia — how we treat the land affects everything from food and water security to carbon sequestration and climate change. Many farms in the United States are multigenerational family operations, and, as they are passed down, some members of the next generation are exploring the transition to agricultural practices that are better for the planet and healthier for our food system. Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT is an investment company that focuses on helping farmers transition to organic, regenerative agriculture.

In Lagos, Nigeria, A Farmers’ Market That Sells All Week

May 7, 2025 Osioke Itseuwa, Platform Cooperativism Consortium. Create! Farmers, Farmers Markets, Food and Agriculture, Local Economy, Nigeria

Every Saturday in Ikoyi, Lagos (Nigeria), a small but steady ritual unfolds behind Nakenoh’s Boulevard mall. TKD Farms Farmers’ Market, founded in 2017, brings together a rotating group of vendors—15 to 20 each week, out of a larger pool of 185. What happens here is more than retail. It’s a working model of what a community-centered economy can look like. This isn’t a typical market. Vendors don’t just show up, set up, and sell. They interact, adapt, and build relationships that carry beyond the day’s sales. The layout changes weekly—no vendor has a fixed spot. This prevents any one business from monopolizing customer flow and encourages everyone to connect with different neighbors each time.

Indian Farmers Protest Visit Of Vice President JD Vance

April 24, 2025 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. Resist! Agriculture, Farmers, Free Trade, India, JD Vance, Neoliberalism, Tariffs

Thousands of farmers and working-class people in cities and villages across India took to the streets on Monday, April 21 to protest the visit of US Vice President JD Vance. They claim he has come to finalize an agreement which will be a disaster for India’s agriculture and small industries. Vance arrived in New Delhi on Monday on a four-day tour in the country. As per the reports, the primary agenda of his visit is to finalize a trade agreement between the two countries. The talks over the agreement have been ongoing since the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in February. The protesters gathered in villages and district headquarters across India.

Farmers In Trump Country Were Counting On Clean Energy Grants

March 30, 2025 Ames Alexander, Mario Alejandro Ariza and Joe Engleman, Portside. Educate! Energy, Farmers, Renewable Energy, Trump Administration, USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced late Tuesday it will release previously authorized grant funds to farmers and small rural business owners to build renewable energy projects—but only if they rewrite applications to comply with President Donald Trump’s energy priorities. The move has left some farmers perplexed—and doubtful that they’ll ever get the grant money they were promised, given the Trump administration’s emphasis on fossil fuels and hostility toward renewable energy. Some of the roughly 6,000 grant applicants have already completed the solar, wind or other energy projects and are awaiting promised repayment from the government.

Farmer In Peru Takes Major Germany Energy Firm To Court

March 19, 2025 Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch. Resist! Climate Justice, emissions, Energy, Farmers, Germany, Lawsuit, Peru

A lawsuit filed by a Peruvian farmer against major German energy company RWE began on Monday. The claim, which argues that global heating fueled by the firm’s greenhouse gas emissions poses a risk to the farmer’s home, could set a new precedent for climate litigation, reported The Associated Press. “We have waited 10 years for this day, this decisive day,” said Saúl Luciano Lliuya, as supporters cheered outside the courthouse. “I’m very excited; I hope that everything goes well.” The lawsuit, filed in the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, western Germany, makes the case that RWE’s historical emissions have contributed to the global warming that has accelerated glacial melt near Lliuya’s hometown of Huaraz.

Farmers Launch An Indefinite Strike In India’s Karnataka State

February 12, 2025 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. Resist! Farmers, India, Neoliberalism, Strike

Thousands of farmers and agricultural workers began an indefinite protest sit-in on Monday, February 10, at Freedom Park in Bangalore, in India’s southern state of Karnataka, to oppose the ongoing corporate looting of their resources and demand economic protections. The farmers and agricultural workers gathered in the capital from different parts of the state under the leadership of Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha affiliated with the left wing All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and other groups affiliated to All India Agricultural Workers Union (AIAWU).

Farmers Organize Tractor Rallies Across India

January 28, 2025 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. Resist! Farmers, India, Neoliberalism, Protests, Worker Rights and Jobs

Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) and other farmers’ groups carried out tractor parades in areas across India on the country’s Republic Day on Sunday, January 26. Their national mobilization was in an effort to continue putting pressure on the central government to respond to their demands. The demands of farmers include a legally guaranteed minimum support price (MSP) for all farm produce, the withdrawal of the draft National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing (NPFAM), the withdrawal of all pending cases against farmer leaders, and loan waivers for farmers and farm workers, among others.

India: Farmers Intensify Mobilization Despite Government Crackdown

December 11, 2024 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. Resist! Farmers, India, Mass Action, Narendra Modi, Worker Rights and Jobs

Scores of women held candlelight vigils in support of over a hundred farmer leaders arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police in India on Tuesday, December 10. The protesting women warned authorities against intimidating the families of the farmers and demanded the immediate release of all those detained. The vigils took place in villages near New Delhi, where farmers have been agitating for months. Their demands include proper compensation for land acquired for the development of large townships, the return of 10% of developed lands to those affected, and adequate rehabilitation for families who have lost their only source of income under the Land Acquisition Act of 2013.

Farmers And Workers In India Unite Against Neoliberal Assaults

November 30, 2024 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. Resist! Farmers, India, Mass Action, Neoliberalism, Worker Rights and Jobs

Thousands of farmers and workers took to the streets in India on Tuesday, November 26 demanding minimum support price for their farm produce and preservation of labor rights in the country against the assaults from the pro-corporate government. The protests were called by all a joint platform of central trade unions and Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), a joint platform of farmers groups formed during the 2020-21 farmers’ agitation against the three pro-corporate farms laws. The central demands of the protesters include repeal of four labor codes introduced by the ultra right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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