FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2024 Media Contact: Emma Nicolas, enicolas, 202-450-0094 Farm Action Releases Most Comprehensive Food and Agriculture Concentration Data, Announces Forthcoming Data Hub This data is the first piece of Farm Action’s new Food and Agriculture Consolidation Data Hub, which will include an in-depth research report to be published in September. MEXICO,…

Nicholas Shaxson July 22nd 2024 The UK has a huge problem with monopolies – yet taking conglomerates apart is not as hard as you might think. When British farmers protested outside the Houses of Parliament earlier this year, they sent 49 scarecrows, after a survey had found that 49% of UK fruit and vegetable farmers said…

Rodrigo Fernandez and Boris Schellekens Published on: 24 July 2024 In our new series of long reads, we examine the manifestation of monopoly power across various sectors and countries. We want to unravel the complex ties between corporate concentration and power, focusing on four key aspects: The power to extract profits. The power to distribute…

Open Markets’ executive director Barry Lynn was quoted in an article in The Verge dismissing vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance’s ostensible antitrust credentials. “VPs don’t set policy, presidents do,” Lynn said. “Bottom line is that Trump’s policies would destroy the federal government as we’ve known it since The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. And if…

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America "Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer" For Immediate Release July 1, 2024   R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this week’s update on Facebook here, on Twitter here, or view the web version here. Please find below R-CALF USA’s weekly opinion/commentary that discusses how…

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer June 28, 2024     Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this news release on Facebook here or view the web version here.   Below please find an op-ed by R-CALF USA Private Property Rights Committee Chair…

USDA P&S Act Reforms Face Longer Odds After Supreme Court Ruling 6/28/2024 | 4:58 PM CDT By Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor Connect with Chris: @ChrisClaytonDTN USDA this year has proposed or finalized several new rules related to the Packers and Stockyards Act. Those rules are now at greater risk of being thrown…

For Immediate Release: June 26, 2024 Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com Below please find an op-ed by R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard regarding the Nevil Speer Opinion:  Speer: Protectionists Plagued By Wool Blindness, published June 5, 2024, in Drovers. Coal Mine Canaries Served an Important Purpose    Op-ed by Bill Bullard, CEO,…

June 18, 2024 Op-Ed by Gilles Stockton, Montana Cattlemen’s Association Director This past spring the Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) held a number of what they termed “Producer Profitability” meetings in order to solicit support for the MSGA’s farm policy priorities. Their agenda includes: increased government subsidies for the Livestock Risk Protection Program (LRP); streamlining the…

June 13, 2024 Share on FacebookShare on Twitter “Making It Work” is a series is about small-business owners striving to endure hard times. While many people can conjure up romantic visions of a Montana ranch — vast valleys, cold streams, snow-capped mountains — few understand what happens when the cattle leave those pastures. Most of…