Farm Action Urges USDA to Modernize Outdated Processing Size Definitions
In its public comment, Farm Action explains that current definitions of establishment size often disadvantage smaller-scale, independent processors.
In its public comment, Farm Action explains that current definitions of establishment size often disadvantage smaller-scale, independent processors.
“Relief for poultry growers should not be delayed when the industry has already proven that reform is both practical and sustainable,” said Farm Action.
The proposed rule would remove a long-standing barrier that hinders farmers and other shippers from challenging poor rail service, said Farm Action.
Farm Action backs USDA’s proposed updates to the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) to increase transparency around farmland ownership.
As USTR prepares for the 2026 USMCA review, Farm Action calls for restoring MCOOL to ensure transparency for consumers and fair competition for U.S. producers.
Cattle ranchers and farmers are being exploited by an anti-competitive market structure, which gives the largest beef packing corporations outsized purchasing power.
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.