Modern Farmer | Farmers Frustrated as Fertilizer Costs Soared in 2022
Fertilizer corporations blamed 2022’s record-breaking prices on market disruptions, but Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell says monopolistic practices are to blame.
Fertilizer corporations blamed 2022’s record-breaking prices on market disruptions, but Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell says monopolistic practices are to blame.
USDA Secretary Vilsack should be helping U.S. corn farmers access a premium market, says Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell.
Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell says USDA should stop defending genetically modified corn and help farmers transition to non-GM methods, which would put “more money in their pockets.”
Allowing foreign corporations unlimited access to U.S. farmland drives up property values and prices Missourians out of farming, says Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell.
The Justice Department’s consent decree “enforces the law against brazen violations that have gone unchecked for decades,” Farm Action said in its comment.
Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell hopes an uptick in concern among legislators over foreign corporate farmland ownership may lead to guidelines for foreign investment.
Farm Action’s research shows that in the past 17 years alone, foreign farmland holdings have doubled in the U.S. and the trend shows no signs of slowing.
Ahead of the 2022 midterms, Farm Action Fund’s Joe Van Wye said efforts to rein in corporate consolidation are expected to continue no matter who ends up in power.
Farm Action praised the USDA’s actions to strengthen the Packers and Stockyards Act, which will benefit farmers, ranchers, small businesses, and consumers.
Farm Action tells Forbes that if the newly-merged Wayne-Sanderson corporation cannot use the tournament system, it may change the entire industry’s dynamics,.