Coalition Launches Urging Congress to Oppose the EATS Act Today a diverse coalition led by the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), Farm Action Fund, […]
BEEF Magazine | Industry Groups Defend Checkoff Programs Reposted from: https://www.beefmagazine.com/news/industry-groups-defend-checkoff-programs Ag trade organizations are pushing back against a proposed amendment by U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, R- Ind., to prohibit […]
Farm Action Fund Responds to Spartz Checkoff Amendment, Calls Out Motives of Opponents Today, Farm Action Fund weighed in on the heated debate spurred by Representative Victoria Spartz’s (R-IN-5) amendment […]
Farm Groups Urge Congressional Opposition to the EATS Act Today Farm Action Fund led 38 farmer and rancher organizations in sending a letter to Congressional Agriculture Committee leadership urging opposition […]
Farm Action Fund Questions Checkoff ROI Evaluations Cited in Congressional Resolution Today, Farm Action Fund called into question checkoff return on investment (ROI) evaluations cited by a recently introduced congressional resolution in […]
Farm Action Fund Condemns Attack on USDA’s Packers and Stockyards Act Authority in U.S. House Ag Appropriations Process Today the FY24 Agriculture Appropriations bill passed out of the U.S. House […]
102 Groups Urge Congress to Choose Farmers over Big Meat in Ag Appropriations Bill Today, 102 farmer, rancher, consumer, labor, farmworker, and faith organizations sent a letter urging the U.S. […]
Farm Action Fund Hires Marty Irby to Lobby for Checkoff Program Reform Farm Action Fund hired Marty Irby on June 1, 2023, to lobby for the inclusion of the bipartisan […]
DTN/Progressive Farmer | House Ag Funding Bill Would Block Livestock Marketing Rules Reposted from: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/ag-policy-blog/blog-post/2023/05/17/house-ag-funding-bill-block-rules As livestock producers lamented potential USDA rule changes to the Packers & Stockyards Act rules […]
Ag Appropriations Bill Aims to Kill USDA Meatpacking Competition Rulemaking The FY24 Agriculture Appropriations bill and summary released this morning by the House Appropriations Committee included a harmful provision to […]
