Make your voice heard on CAFO regulations by commenting on the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ proposed CAFO General Permits!
Read MoreKnown & Grown Updates
By Rae Miller & Chris Wimmer This summer Known and Grown has used BRIC (Building Resilient and Inclusive Communities) Grant funds to mentor and assist A Red Circle and Be Well Cafe in their mission to build a more equitable and inclusive food system in North St. Louis City and County. At A Red Circle…
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Why Is the Missouri Coalition for the Environment Talking About Immigration?
Today, the majority of hired farmworkers in the United States are foreign-born (USDA Economic Research Service). The category “foreign-born” includes authorized immigrants, immigrants who have become American citizens, undocumented immigrants and temporary migrant workers. It is no coincidence that so many U.S. farmworkers come from other countries, but can be seen as the result of…
Read MoreNational Pork Board Feeds Kids Misinformation
Back in 2018, MCE wrote an open letter to the University of Missouri Extension in response to a series of pro-concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) video cartoons published with undisclosed funding from the National Pork Board. These videos were full of false claims that raising hogs in confinement is better for the environment, beneficial to…
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Congressional Action to Ensure Climate Resilience
There are two life-altering crises facing our world today: the continuance of the COVID-19 pandemic with the rise of the Delta variant, and the increasing climate change chaos that is already here and will continue to worsen quickly if we don’t take transformative action. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change spelled out the severity…
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Call to Action: Tell Congress to Support Climate-Friendly Agriculture Programs!
Call your legislators today to win funding for climate-friendly agricultural programs! This month, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to advocate for major investments in addressing climate change. Congress is crafting a $3.5 trillion climate and infrastructure bill, which they will pass using the budget reconciliation process: an unconventional process which will allow the bill to…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence: A Band-Aid on Bad Agricultural Policy
The United Nations is projecting that by 2030 the global population will stand at 8.5 billion and farmers are being forced to confront a dire situation regarding increasing demand of the decreasing supply of land and crops. On top of increasing population, poor land management practices, industrial and intensive agriculture, climate change, insects, and plant…
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