Kate Clabby

Recent Contributions

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Checkoff laws enable twisted relationship

May 5, 2011

I first learned about checkoff programs when I encountered radio ads discouraging people from drinking unpasteurized (raw) milk, sponsored by an organization called DairyMax.
You should care about the Farm Bill

April 27, 2011

But contrary to what you might think, that processed junk is not cheap by some accident of the free market.
Revise property tax laws to benefit farmers

April 20, 2011

Most of us regard taxes as a necessary evil, and sometimes they are. But tax law has the power to shape communities.
Taxation alone won't improve public health

April 13, 2011

Texas Senate Bill 1004, which is currently under consideration, would levy a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on all nonalcoholic beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners.
Hydrofracking is anything but clean

March 23, 2011

Natural gas has often been touted as the “clean” fossil fuel because burning it releases less CO2 than burning oil or coal.
Support new laws for cottage foods

March 8, 2011

Food safety is important, but the producers covered by this bill can produce food safely without the financial burden of a commercial kitchen.
Learn how to preserve food

September 20, 2010
A place for meat in a sustainable food system

September 8, 2010

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