Ag Appropriations Bill Aims to Kill USDA Meatpacking Competition Rulemaking
Caving to the corporate meatpacking lobby, House Appropriators included a harmful provision preventing USDA from leveling the playing field for farmers.
Caving to the corporate meatpacking lobby, House Appropriators included a harmful provision preventing USDA from leveling the playing field for farmers.
This decision is a win for family farmers who see prop 12 as a lifeline to stay in business, says Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell.
“Proposition 12 is a lifeline for farmers working to feed their communities and stay in business,” said Joe Maxwell, president of Farm Action and Missouri hog farmer.
NCBA receives the majority of ranchers’ checkoff dollars each year, but they spend that money helping corporate meatpackers instead of America’s ranchers.
Farm Action’s Joe Van Wye said any increases in Price Loss Coverage reference prices will ultimately be captured by just a few large corporations, and urged Congress to tackle monopoly power instead.
“We’re gonna return a lot of money to the farmer’s pocket and reduce the burden that they suffer,” said Farm Action’s Joe Van Wye.
Farm Action urged Congress to use the 2023 Farm Bill as an opportunity to scale up sustainable conservation practices in order to create a safer and more resilient food system.
Increasing reference prices will ultimately benefit just a few large corporations, further entrenching their power, said Farm Action and allied groups.
Farm Action Local Leader Willie Cade was invited to the signing of a Colorado law enshrining farmers’ right to fix their own tractors.
Cal-Maine continues to blame the avian flu for higher production costs despite not reporting a positive test at any of its facilities, Farm Action told The Epoch Times.