BEEF Magazine | Industry Groups Defend Checkoff Programs
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.
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.
Weighing in on the heated checkoff reform debate, Farm Action Fund’s Angela Huffman called out opponents for not disclosing their conflicts of interest.
Farm Action Fund led farm groups in urging the Congressional Agriculture Committee to oppose the EATS Act, which would strip states’ rights to protect farmers.
Farm Action Fund called into question checkoff return on investment (ROI) evaluations cited by a recently introduced congressional resolution in support of checkoff programs.
The Committee’s action strips the USDA of the ability to do its most important duty: protect farmers by ensuring a fair marketplace, said Joe Maxwell.
The farmer, rancher, consumer, labor, farmworker, and faith organizations urged the Appropriations Committee to remove a policy rider preventing USDA from advancing proposed rules to strengthen the Packers and Stockyards Act.