Farm Action submitted a public comment commending the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets proposal.
Farm Action submitted a public comment urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to revise its proposed rule by eliminating the predatory poultry tournament system.
Offering more federal support to America’s fruit and vegetable farmers will secure our food supply, said Farm Action.
Through coercive and anticompetitive repair restrictions, farm equipment manufacturers are harming farmers, independent mechanics, and rural communities.
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.
Renewed antitrust enforcement will revitalize critical protections for the liberty and welfare of America’s farmers and workers, consumers and small businesses.
The rule would enable consumers to find meat products bred and raised in the U.S., shifting spending toward independent producers and growing local economies.
Farm Action is encouraged by efforts to strengthen antitrust enforcement by reinvigorating the Packers & Stockyards Act, and offered recommendations to USDA.
Our public comment calls on USDA to prioritize equitable and farmer-led conservation proposals as it implements funds from the Inflation Reduction Act.