We’ve Beaten Monopolies Before: Lessons From History and Paths Forward
Monopoly power in agriculture is not inevitable, and it can be challenged. This blog lays out key lessons from the past that can help chart our path forward.
Monopoly power in agriculture is not inevitable, and it can be challenged. This blog lays out key lessons from the past that can help chart our path forward.
Farmers have been boxed into a system in which one neighbor’s weed control can become another neighbor’s loss.
Congress is about to start working on the 2026 Farm Bill, and the policy decisions at play will have high stakes for farmers and our food system.
The true cost of food system consolidation is measured in lives, not market share—farmers in debt, workers at risk, and rural communities losing security.
As the Supreme Court weighs Bayer-Monsanto’s challenge to Roundup lawsuits, farmers’ ability to hold powerful corporations accountable hangs in the balance.
America’s food system didn’t become dominated by a handful of corporations by accident—it was built by design.
A new USDA rule closes a policy loophole that allowed imported meat to receive the “Product of USA” label.
As a farmer-led watchdog, Farm Action challenged corporate power, pressed policymakers, and elevated farmers’ voices to build a fairer food system in 2025.
Checkoff dollars claim to help producers. In reality, they entrench corporate control, siphon farmers’ wealth, and fuel the system driving them out of business.
Grocery retail is now one of the most consolidated parts of the U.S. food chain, with just four corporations controlling 69% of the market.