Farm Action Joins Call for Action on Rural Data Centers
Farm Action joined a coalition of farmers, ranchers, and rural organizations urging elected officials to take immediate action on data centers in rural America.
Farm Action joined a coalition of farmers, ranchers, and rural organizations urging elected officials to take immediate action on data centers in rural America.
“School meals should be setting kids up for lifelong health, not reinforcing the same industrial food system that’s driving chronic disease,” said Farm Action President Angela Huffman.
“No company should be shielded from accountability for harm that they caused,” said Farm Action President Angela Huffman.
Farm Action warns Congress that current proposals ignore the concentrated market forces that turn supply disruptions into steep price spikes for U.S. farmers.
Farm Action’s letter warns that without action, “temporary geopolitical disruptions” could escalate into “sustained financial harm” for struggling farmers.
Farm Action joined a broad coalition urging Health and Human Services to use its food purchasing power to provide healthier meals across its programs.
“We call on USDA to stand with farmers growing healthy food for Americans and fulfill the promise at the heart of the Make America Healthy Again movement,” said Angela Huffman, president of Farm Action.
Farm Action’s letter applauds and offers support for the USDA and DOJ’s MOU to scrutinize skyrocketing farm input costs.
Internal documents reveal that the USDA failed to meet legal oversight requirements for checkoff programs and enabled the misuse of funds.
Farm Action’s letter to FTC and DOJ lays out new evidence on how the highly concentrated egg industry is ripe for manipulation by the dominant egg firms at the expense of both consumers and smaller egg producers.