Reuters | U.S. to Clarify Enforcement of Antitrust Laws in Meatpacking
“Farmers have long deserved this certainty,” said Sarah Carden, research and policy development director for Farm Action.
“Farmers have long deserved this certainty,” said Sarah Carden, research and policy development director for Farm Action.
“We welcome USDA’s steps toward upholding farmers’ rights to hold abusive corporate meatpackers accountable,” said Farm Action’s Sarah Carden.
The industry narrative is that pork prices are up in California because of higher production costs to meet Prop. 12’s crate-free requirement, but this is not supported by the data.
USDA’s proposed rule helps free poultry growers from poultry companies’ abusive measures of control, Farm Action said.
Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell will draw from the organization’s research to call for the U.S. government to crack down on corporate price gouging.
“We have a key window of opportunity this month to push for legislation to enact meaningful food system reform,” said Farm Action’s Angela Huffman.
Check out highlights from the Senate farm bill framework that caught our eye.
“This rule is a critical step for protecting our nation’s workers and making labor markets fairer and more competitive,” said Farm Action’s Angela Huffman.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson released his framework for the 2024 Farm Bill. Here’s what caught our eyes in the proposal.
“FTC’s final rule removes a key mechanism of exploitation and corporate control over U.S. workers,” said Angela Huffman, President of Farm Action.