Surprising No One, NCBA Awards Itself the Biggest Checkoff Contract — Again
NCBA has rigged the checkoff contracting system to pour ranchers’ dollars into its own pockets.
NCBA has rigged the checkoff contracting system to pour ranchers’ dollars into its own pockets.
As the U.S. ag trade deficit is forecast to increase by 45%, our research shows we could balance it by converting less than .5% of farmland to high-value crops.
Contracting with farmer-funded checkoffs gives lobbyists outsized influence, even though they “speak for a small minority of American farmers,” said Farm Action President Angela Huffman.
Our team members are hard at work growing and raising healthy foods for their communities, and they’re excited to share updates from their farms.
Checkoff programs are banned from lobbying, yet checkoff boards are engaging in behavior clearly designed to influence government policy.
The strides made today toward the goals in the executive order on competition will substantially benefit farmers, ranchers, workers, and rural Americans.
Dominant food and agriculture firms can “literally set the price as high as they want,” which has led to inflation, said Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell.
Farm Action and Open Markets Institute have released their latest report card assessing the Biden administration’s work to boost competition in agriculture.
Farm Action and Open Markets Institute graded the Biden Administration’s progress on the executive order to promote competition in the economy.
Farm Action President Angela Huffman said it’s time to reform checkoffs to shift power from consolidated corporate interests back to U.S. farmers and ranchers.