READ OUR FARMER-LED SOLUTIONS TO ADVANCE A HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEM

As a farmer-led organization, we have the roadmap to make this happen: Our policy recommendations outline solutions centering farmers to address food and agriculture-related issues identified in the MAHA report.

We call for a shift in U.S. government farm support programs and policies to align with the administration’s stated public health goals. This includes prioritizing subsidies for healthy food crops, developing local and regional food systems, combating corporate consolidation by breaking up monopolies, and supporting farmers to reduce pesticide use for greater profitability. These are just some of the more than two dozen recommendations we provided to the Commission, some of which the administration could enact immediately if they are to address America’s health crisis.

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FARM ACTION MOVEMENT NEWS

Crop Protection Tools Get Attention in MAHA Report

Sen. Mike Lee Proposes New Protections for Farmers

MAHA Reactions Show Kennedy’s Friends, Critics

FARM ACTION’S RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEFICIT

Video: Why The U.S. Isn’t Growing Enough Food
As Farm Action’s Angela Huffman explained on CNBC in a video with over one million views, the U.S. is growing less and less of its own food and is becoming increasingly dependent on foreign countries to feed itself as a result.

Balancing the U.S. Agricultural Trade Deficit with Higher-Value Food Crops

Our report reveals that the U.S. could balance its trade deficit by shifting support for the production of these essential foods. Alongside this research, Farm Action Fund released policy recommendations to support this shift in production.

BEHIND THE BRANDS: JBS

JBS has been caught bribing politicians and meat inspectors, price gouging consumers, mistreating workers, and ripping off U.S. farmers. In regions where JBS is most dominant, farmers have no choice but to sell their livestock to the notorious meatpacker, which often leaves farmers with the short end of the stick.

For their next scheme, JBS is now turning to Wall Street to fund their global takeover by listing on the New York Stock Exchange. If Wall Street funds even more JBS expansion, more farmers will have fewer options to sell their cattle, and JBS will be emboldened to squeeze them further. We’ve been blowing the whistle on this for over a year now.

This tight control over our food system isn’t just limited to meatpacking—it’s the case with nearly every sector of our food and farm system. Curious to see the evidence for yourself? Check out Farm Action’s Agriculture Consolidation Data Hub.

ON THE HILL: HOUSE AG FUNDING BILL UNDERMINES HEALTH AND COMPETITION GOALS IDENTIFIED BY MAHA COMMISSION

WHAT’S THE TALK?

Elizabeth Kucinich writes that in support of the MAHA movement and goals, we must oppose legal immunity for pesticide manufacturers and any legislation—such as the EATS Act—that strips local control over agriculture.

Feedstuffs reports that the newly reintroduced OFF Act would reform agricultural checkoff programs by preventing misuse of funds for lobbying and increasing transparency. Bill sponsor Senator Mike Lee explained that some checkoff programs have acted unlawfully in the past by partnering with lobbying groups, benefiting some producers at the expense of others.

In another example of harmful corporate entanglement, Brownfield Ag Network reports that a Bayer executive has been tapped to lead the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. Meanwhile, Bayer is throwing its money behind a campaign to shield itself from farmers’ Roundup lawsuits.

The Missouri Independent reports that an appeals court upheld a $611M judgment in a Roundup liability case, reportedly causing Bayer to consider dropping its signature product amidst mounting litigation costs and the company’s uphill battle to obtain legal shelter from lawmakers.

NBC News reports that the Federal Trade Commission dropped a Biden-era lawsuit that accused PepsiCo of offering sweetheart pricing to big retailers.

The Texas Governor signed SB 541 into law, which expands opportunities for small farmers and individuals to make and sell home-produced foods directly to consumers in the state, reports Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance. This new law is a critical step in rebuilding local food systems.

Agri-Pulse reports that rancher groups like R-CALF USA are planning to petition the Trump administration to use the upcoming review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to revive mandatory country-of-origin labeling.

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