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1. We call for strong organic standards, gradually lessened government price supports for non-organic food production, and strong government incentives for conservation initiatives. 2. We call for public ownership and worker control of existing corporate farms, support exiting state bans on corporate farms, and support a federal ban on the establishment of new corporate farms. 3. We call for a parity system that guarantees farmers a full return on the cost of production 4. We call for the repudiation of all current farm debts for working farmers. 5. We call for family farmers whose land was taken in foreclosures to be given their land and equipment back, or be given comparable land and equipment or monetary compensation 6. We call for a total ban on Genetically Engineered crops 7. We encourage plant diversity, and oppose the creating, patenting, and licensing of life forms. 8. We oppose industrial meat production in all its environmentally destructive forms, including hog confinements, cattle feedlots, and industrial poultry production. 9. We call for a ban on irradiation of food. We particularly condemn the 2002 Farm Bill which allows irradiated food to be mislabeled "pasteurized." 10. We support the right of farm workers to negotiate contracts with canneries. 11. We call for country-of-origin labeling on agricultural products. 12. We call for the elimination of the use of pesticides. 13. We call for low-cost loans, grants, and technical help to farmers including help shifting farm production from non-essentials to staple foods and fibers. 14. We encourage the reintroduction of hemp farming.
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Socialist Party
USA 339 Lafayette St. #303 New York, NY 10012 |