Do we need policy change for regenerative agriculture work at scale? Interview with Joe Maxwell
Ash chats with Joe Maxwell about his views on how Regenerative Agriculture can be more readily adopted, and how we can shift our food system to benefit farmers & consumers, not corporate monopolies.
Joe discusses what his organization is doing behind the scenes for policy change and shares insights for what you can do as a consumer to best support regenerative agriculture.
#regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
02:22 - who is Joe Maxwell?
03:40 - what is the environment of the current agriculture policy?
05:25 - which agriculture practices are subsidized by the government?
11:45 - how bank loans for farmers operate under current system
15:05 - what happens to farmers unable to obtain subsidies
16:14 - how a few large meat companies own most of the meat market space
21:50 - does the Federal Government programs support large meat companies?
26:24 - what is the Family Farm Action Alliance?
29:42 - Joe Maxwell’s vision for a regional food system that supports farmers
34:47 - how do farmers transition to organic production
39:45 - what consumers can do to better support regenerative agriculture
48:28 - why food is health
50:07 - Joe’s final piece of advice
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Joe Maxwell is President of the Family Farm Action Alliance. He is formerly a state legislator Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, and is retired from the Army National Guard. He’s also a family farmer, and has witnessed the shift from a functional capitalism to one that favors large monopolies at the expense of farmers, consumers, and the earth itself. He believes that consumer demand alone is not enough to make the shift toward a healthy food system.
Check out Family Farm Action Alliance here:
https://farmactionalliance.org
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