About Us
Problem
Government policy is supposed to look out for the public, but when a handful of powerful corporations gains too much influence over those decisions, the rules end up working for them instead of everyone else.
That leaves farmers squeezed, workers with weaker protections, and consumers paying more while getting less healthy food in return—and it puts America’s food security at risk by making us more dependent on imports instead of our own farmers.
Mission
Farm Action Fund is a nonpartisan farm organization building the political muscle to stop corporate monopolies, hold government accountable, and build fair competition in rural America.
Vision
We envision a fair, sustainable, and healthy food system that supports farmers, workers, and rural communities in feeding us.
Values
We believe government should serve the public—not corporate interests. We’re not afraid to challenge the outsized power of agribusiness, and we work with honesty, collaboration, and the determination to win a food system that works for everyone.
Our Origin Story
Building the Political Muscle to Stop Abusive Corporate Monopoly Power
As we looked across the food system, we saw one root problem again and again: powerful corporations were shaping government policy to serve themselves. This influence created unfair markets for farmers, harmed workers, affected animal welfare, damaged the environment, weakened rural communities, and undermined public health.
We brought together unlikely allies to build a movement that challenges this imbalance of power. Together, we push for a food system where farmers, workers, consumers, the land, and the health of our communities come before corporate influence.
Farm Action Fund takes this fight into state and federal capitols and to the ballot box. We advance policies that limit corporate political power and return decision-making to farmers, workers, and communities. Based in Missouri, we’re a political nonprofit 501(c)(4), working closely with Farm Action, our charitable 501(c)(3) research and education partner.
Together, we turn research and policy ideas into political action and legislative change, working toward a fair, sustainable, and healthy food system.
