by James Parks, Mar 7, 2011
This weekend, thousands of Wisconsin farmers will not be working in the fields or milking cows. They will be driving their tractors in a mass tractorcade in support of public employees at the state Capital in Madison. Three statewide farm organizations are organizing the tractorcade March 12 to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s state budget and proposal to end collective bargaining rights for state employees.
Rural communities will be disproportionately hurt by Walker’s proposed budget, and farmers in Wisconsin want to send a message that they stand with state workers and all working and middle-class families in the state.
If you have a tractor and would like to join in the tractorcade, please contact John Peck at Family Farm Defenders at 608-260-0900 or send an e-mail to FamilyFarmDefenders@yahoo.com. Family Farm Defenders is sponsoring the tractorcade along with Wisconsin Farmers Union and Land Stewardship project.
