Farm Action Responds to 2022 Census of Agriculture, Corporate Consolidation’s Impact on Farmers
The latest census demonstrates that corporate consolidation is driving farmers off the land, said Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell.
The latest census demonstrates that corporate consolidation is driving farmers off the land, said Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell.
Through coercive and anticompetitive repair restrictions, farm equipment manufacturers are harming farmers, independent mechanics, and rural communities.
USDA is directing substantial funds for renewable energy and domestic fertilizer to big industrial operations, “while America’s farmers get the crumbs,” said Farm Action president Angela Huffman.
America’s antitrust enforcers must prevent dominant firms from capitalizing on investments made with public resources, we told DOJ and FTC in a letter.
“These new merger guidelines will help restore economic freedom and strengthen our democracy,” said Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell.
In a letter to the president, the advocacy groups said that USDA must swiftly restore the P&S Act to ensure our nation’s farmers and ranchers can thrive.
The USDA is taking steps in the right direction but has not yet made it over the finish line on behalf of America’s farmers, said Farm Action’s Angela Huffman.
Mexico’s preference for higher-value non-GM corn is a market opportunity for U.S. farmers, but our government is focused instead on a misguided trade dispute.
The proposed updates will empower the FTC to quickly and accurately identify threats to competition in agriculture and across our economy, said Farm Action.
The Congressional letter comes after Farm Action and the National Dairy Producers Organization exposed the missing reports in June.