This catastrophic legislation would only benefit a few global corporations, said Farm Action Fund’s Joe Maxwell, and must be kept out of the 2023 Farm Bill.
Checkoff reform opponents are “brazenly omitting their shared conflict of interest: [they] are all recipients of checkoff funds,” says Farm Action Fund’s Angela Huffman.
Farm Action Fund’s Joe Maxwell urged the House Appropriations Committee to reconsider the provision, which effectively sells out America’s farmers and ranchers.
Farm Action Fund endorsed legislation that in many places could jump-start the growth of local and regional food systems.
Farmers’ dollars are being “funneled through the government and into the hands of trade and lobbying groups,” said Farm Action Fund’s Angela Huffman.
Farm Action Fund’s Joe Van Wye says that no matter who comes out on top, a bipartisan push to rein in food system consolidation may continue.
