Senate Bill to Liberate Meatpacking Workers and Farmers from Monopoly Meatpackers’ Abuses
Farm Action applauds the Protecting America’s Meatpacking Workers Act, which combats monopoly control across the food and farm system.
Farm Action applauds the Protecting America’s Meatpacking Workers Act, which combats monopoly control across the food and farm system.
By reintroducing two checkoff reform bills, members of Congress are stepping in to “do what’s right for family farmers and ranchers,” says Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell.
Farm Action applauds legislation that would improve food labeling transparency and cattle market competition.
Farm Action urged the USDA to prioritize competition and fairness as it invests $500 million in local and regional meat processing capacity.
Today Farm Action released a report that exposes the devious practices of large, monopolistic food corporations in well-researched detail.
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) and Farm Action Fund call for the bill’s swift passage to diminish corporate control over our food system.
Today, President Biden issued a sweeping Executive Order directing the USDA and other federal agencies to revive antitrust enforcement and promote competition throughout the U.S. economy.
FTC and USDA signaled a commitment to creating more competitive markets, in which independent farmers and ranchers can be rewarded for their honest practices.
With these comments, Farm Action seized an opportunity to inform the USDA’s policy priorities as they develop new programs, continue to implement existing ones, and determine what changes must be made to realize a more resilient future.
Proposed changes to the Packers and Stockyards Act signal that USDA is heeding calls from farmers and policymakers to address market concentration.