Harris: ‘I will go after the bad actors’ who unfairly drive up food prices By Chuck Abbott, August 18, 2024 At the same time that she pledged “the first-ever federal ban on price gouging on food,” Vice President Kamala Harris said she would help the food industry become more competitive. “As president, I will take…

Sander McComiskey Modern antitrust laws have always empowered federal enforcers to scrutinize any aspect of how companies compete — or don’t compete — with each other. In recent years, however, enforcers have focused almost entirely on formal merger proposals, only rarely examining partnerships, licensing deals, minority investments, and similar arrangements. But a promising set of Federal…

July 30, 2024 National Beef Packing Company is the latest food company to announce a settlement in an ongoing wage-fixing lawsuit, according to a notice filed in federal court Monday. The terms of the settlement have yet to be released as part of an ongoing lawsuit that alleged a group of food companies conducted “secret”…

Giles Stockton Op-Ed by Gilles Stockton, Montana Cattlemen’s Association Director Congress, and in particular the members of the House and Senate Agricultural Committees, should be ashamed of themselves. Voters should cull a few out this coming November because an entire year has passed and there is still no Farm Bill. It is looking likely that…