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Name: Public Power, Private Profit? Developer Forces Family Off Historic Farm With Eminent Domain
Uploaded: 2025-06-23T09:34:12+00:00
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Description: Yanasa TV NewsWhen a private developer chairs the board that seized Palizzi Farm, the lines between public good and personal gain are blurred—raising urgent questions about ethics, law, and the future of America’s heartland. Family Farm vs. Eminent Domain: The Palizzi Case, Private Power, and the Future of American Agriculture A 95-year-old Colorado family farm

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Public Power, Private Profit? Developer Forces Family Off Historic Farm With Eminent Domain
ByYanasa TV News June 23, 2025June 30, 2025

Yanasa TV News When a private developer chairs the board that seized Palizzi Farm, the lines between public good and personal gain are blurred—raising urgent questions about ethics, law, and the future of America’s heartland. Family Farm vs. Eminent Domain: The Palizzi Case, Private Power, and the Future of American Agriculture A 95-year-old Colorado family…

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Illinois’ Chicken Bill Is a Win for Food Freedom and Farm Families
ByYanasa TV News June 20, 2025June 15, 2025

Illinois lawmakers put food freedom first with a new law that cuts red tape for small poultry farmers and expands access to locally raised meat. In a rare moment of bipartisan clarity, Illinois lawmakers unanimously passed House Bill 2196—known as the “Chicken Bill”—and in doing so, handed a vital lifeline to small farmers and local…

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The Veto That Has Rocked Rural Iowa
ByYanasa TV News June 20, 2025June 30, 2025

Yanasa TV News Kim Reynolds’ Veto: A Victory for Special Interests, a Loss for Rural Iowa Carbon Capture or Power Grab? How Summit’s $8.9 Billion Pipeline Sparked a Rural Uprising Across the Midwest “The Largest Carbon Pipeline in History” Across the heartland, a battle is raging not just for farmland, but for the future of…

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The Hidden Cost of Growth: How Northern Colorado’s Aquifer Project May Threaten Agriculture
ByYanasa TV News June 19, 2025June 19, 2025

Northern Colorado’s Deep-Water Project Promises Growth—But Could Leave Farmers High and Dry As Northern Colorado drills deeper to quench its urban thirst, the true cost may be buried in the fields—where farmers risk losing the water beneath their feet. What happens when the race to build homes collides with the struggle to grow food? Our…

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Arkansas Empowers Consumers with New Raw Milk Law
ByYanasa TV News June 19, 2025June 15, 2025

Arkansas leads the charge in food freedom with a new law expanding raw milk sales—empowering local farmers, informed consumers, and traditional nutrition advocates across the state. Arkansas has taken a bold step toward consumer choice and agricultural freedom. In April 2025, the legislature passed Act 698, eliminating the 500‑gallon monthly cap on raw milk sales and allowing…

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Ranching Legacy vs. Gigawatts: Mike Stephens Takes on Wyoming’s Pronghorn H₂ Project
ByYanasa TV News June 18, 2025June 15, 2025

A multigenerational Wyoming rancher challenges a billion-dollar wind and hydrogen project, raising questions about political influence, environmental oversight, and the true cost of clean energy. When Mike Stephens filed a lawsuit to stop a $1.7 billion wind and hydrogen project from overtaking his family’s 113-year-old ranchland, he didn’t just take on a developer—he challenged the…

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Farm Equipment or Criminal Offense? The War on Common Sense Farming
ByYanasa TV News June 10, 2025June 30, 2025

Yanasa TV News When farmland becomes a battleground—how one Tennessee farmer’s parked tractor ignited a county crackdown. When Tennessee farmer Danny Kitzman parked his tractors along a muddy soybean field, he never expected to be slapped with zoning violations and legal threats. Now, county officials are calling it commercial misuse—while rural residents call it government…

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Maine’s Farmworker Minimum Wage Law Risks Harming Industry, Farmers, and Workers
ByYanasa TV News June 8, 2025June 30, 2025

Yanasa TV News As Maine moves to mandate a minimum wage for farmworkers, lessons from Oregon, Washington, and Colorado reveal that well-meaning laws can backfire—cutting hours, shrinking earnings, and threatening the industry. Maine may soon guarantee minimum wage for farmworkers—but at what cost? In states like Oregon and Washington, similar laws slashed worker hours and…

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California’s Wolves Are Thriving—But at What Cost to Ranchers?
ByYanasa TV News June 7, 2025June 30, 2025

Yanasa TV News As California celebrates the return of gray wolves, ranchers face mounting losses, legal limitations, and uncertain futures in the name of conservation. Wolves are back in California—and ranchers are paying the price. With livestock losses rising and legal protections tying their hands, rural families are questioning who really benefits from the state’s…

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Defending the Family Farm: How New Jersey’s Mount Laurel Doctrine Threatens Property Rights and Local Food Systems
ByYanasa TV News June 6, 2025June 30, 2025

Yanasa TV News How New Jersey’s Affordable Housing Mandate Is Forcing Century-Old Farms Into Eminent Domain While Developers Profit Off State-Backed Quotas In the heart of Cranbury Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, a 175-year-old family farm—one of the region’s oldest and longest-standing agricultural landmarks—is being forcibly seized under the pretense of progress. The weapon? The…

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