Farm Action Commends Court’s Decision to Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger
“Today’s ruling is a win for farmers, workers, and consumers alike,” Farm Action President Angela Huffman said.
“Today’s ruling is a win for farmers, workers, and consumers alike,” Farm Action President Angela Huffman said.
Farm Action followed up with two meatpackers who received USDA grants to see how they are faring now and what support would ensure their longevity.
Farm Action’s Angela Huffman sounded the alarm on CNBC news that America’s family farmers are struggling under harmful government policies that put the largest corporations first.
Here is our initial take on what the 2024 election could mean for the movement toward fair competition in food and agriculture.
The agricultural supply chain is dominated today by roughly three dozen companies, according to an analysis from Farm Action.
A conversation with Sonja Trom Eayrs on her upcoming book Dodge County, Incorporated: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America, which details her family’s decades-long fight against industrial agriculture in their rural Minnesota community.
There has been widespread pushback against these proposed tariffs, with leading economists agreeing that Trump’s plan to impose hefty tariffs on imported goods would likely send prices surging.
“The FTC and DOJ [Department of Justice] now have much stronger guidelines. Over time, I think that’s going to make a big difference, regardless of who’s president,” Farm Action president Angela Huffman said.
Joe Maxwell, co-founder of Farm Action, a nonprofit that works against agricultural consolidation, believes Vilsack is an example of the ways regulations have been delayed or stymied because of the close nature between the federal government and industry
USDA announced three new efforts to promote fair and competitive markets for farmers and ranchers and lower food prices for consumers.