The Hill | Farmers Are Defending the Law Big Pork Wants to Destroy
“We don’t need Congress to ‘fix’ Prop 12. We need Congress to fix the broken markets that have pushed farmers like me to the brink,” says Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell.
“We don’t need Congress to ‘fix’ Prop 12. We need Congress to fix the broken markets that have pushed farmers like me to the brink,” says Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell.
“Now we don’t have information or the tools or programs we need to even know if there’s going to be a next year on our farm,” said Farm Action Fund’s Joe Maxwell.
Farm Action Fund is making farmers’ voices heard through a robust campaign in Washington, D.C., thanking lawmakers who support California’s Prop 12 despite corporate producers’ attempts to overturn it.
Joe Maxwell, president of Farm Action Fund, says eliminating the measure would be detrimental to the nation’s independent hog farmers because it has created a vital market opportunity.
“Proposition 12 did not mandate a Missouri farmer, or an Illinois farmer, or an Iowa farmer, to comply,” said Farm Action Fund’s Joe Maxwell.
“Pesticide manufacturers should not have the power to silence the people who feed America,” said Farm Action Fund’s Joe Maxwell.
“When farmers shake hands, it’s a deal. No less should be expected of our government or the Trump administration,” said Farm Action Fund President Joe Maxwell.
If the proposed P&S Act rules are not completed before the end of Biden’s term, the next Ag secretary can withdraw them, said Farm Action Fund’s Joe Maxwell.
For far too long, family farms have been crushed under the monopolistic power of Big Ag. And for decades, politicians from both parties either turned a blind eye to the oligopolies that rule over rural America — or climbed right into bed with them.
On the Wisconsin stop of the Enough Is Enough Tour, Farm Action Fund’s Christian Lovell spoke about the misuse of checkoff funds.
On the Ohio stop of the Enough Is Enough Tour, Farm Action Fund’s Angela Huffman spoke about the need to increase checkoff program transparency.
The Enough Is Enough Tour is calling for checkoff program reform to level the playing field for America’s farmers and ranchers.