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 […]
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 […]
Farmers and Ranchers Call for Checkoff Reform in Defiance of Industry Pressure on Congress Today 61 signing organizations sent a letter to the leadership of both Congressional Agriculture Committees in […]
131 Farm and Food Groups Call for Checkoff Reform in the 2023 Farm Bill Today, a coalition of 131 groups representing farmers, the food system, the environment, animal welfare, and […]
Midterm Results Leave Room for Bipartisanship, Farm System Reform Bucking historical trends that sweep in candidates from the opposing party of the president during the midterm elections, Republicans look to […]
Farm-Labor Alliance Applauds Farm System Reform Act Reintroduction The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) and Farm Action Fund applaud legislation introduced today to both chambers of Congress that will […]
