Maybe instead of speaking about this as a farm safety net, we need to start calling it a food safety net.
Jim Costa: “Maybe instead of speaking about this as a farm safety net, we need to start calling it a food safety net.”
On the recordJune 23, 2011
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Advocating for a broader understanding of farm safety nets as essential for food security.
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