Latest Widespread Illegal Checkoff Lobbying Activity Demonstrates Need for Reform
Checkoff programs are banned from lobbying, yet checkoff boards are engaging in behavior clearly designed to influence government policy.
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Checkoff programs are banned from lobbying, yet checkoff boards are engaging in behavior clearly designed to influence government policy.
Independent grocers and farmers are driven out of business as mega-retailers take over, negatively impacting everyone except company shareholders.
NCBA receives the majority of ranchers’ checkoff dollars each year, but they spend that money helping corporate meatpackers instead of America’s ranchers.
The checkoff has evolved into a behind-the-scenes machine that extracts money from farmers and funnels it to corporate lobbyists — who work tirelessly to consolidate power over our food system.
The U.S. is bullying Mexico into accepting our GM corn on behalf of Big Ag monopolies, paralleling the circumstances that led to American independence.
Crop insurance is a major driver of consolidation in our food system. It leads to fewer, larger farms that degrade the land and hollow out rural communities.
Hundreds gathered at the Food Not Feed Summit with a shared goal of establishing an agenda to shift federal farm programs toward food for people, not just feed for corporate-controlled livestock.
Egg companies’ profits are skyrocketing as they blame avian flu and inflation for their price hikes. Let’s call this what it is: price gouging.
We’re thrilled about the opportunities that lie ahead to reform our food and farm system to work better for farmers, consumers, and food system workers.
Everyday people were the winners of this year’s battles against monopoly power in the food system. Check out this play-by-play of our work and wins in 2022!