Washington Monthly | More Trouble with Big Chicken
Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell says continued consolidation in poultry is about control — which antitrust enforcers currently have an opportunity to challenge.
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Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell says continued consolidation in poultry is about control — which antitrust enforcers currently have an opportunity to challenge.
Shifting attitudes toward antitrust law created today’s consolidation. Farm Action Fund’s poll found rural U.S. will support candidates who liberate them from Big Ag.
Monopoly corporations keep workers and farmers on a treadmill, underpaying them despite true labor and environmental costs, says Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell.
Amid a growing bipartisan movement against corporate monopolies, a report from Farm Action exposes the impact of industrial agriculture on farmers, rural communities, and consumers.
Farm Action’s “The Truth About Industrial Agriculture” report documents how agribusiness corporations “intentionally evade costs all along their supply chains.”
Without Congressional action, Farm Action Fund president Joe Maxwell states that giant global corporate interests will cut young farmers out of the market as older farmers retire.
A new analysis reveals how powerful companies control the majority market share of almost 80% of dozens of grocery items bought by ordinary Americans. Farm Action president Joe Maxwell points out that consumer choice is an illusion.
Farmer and labor advocates hailed the sweeping Executive Order aimed at massive corporations that dominate multiple marketplaces.
Ahead of an executive order that will diminish corporate power, Farm Action Fund President Joe Maxwell says Big Ag is a “threat to our democracy.”
The Biden Administration proposed new regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act to protect farmers and ranchers from unfair trade practices.
