FARM ACTION FOCUS: TRUMP’S MEATPACKER INVESTIGATION AND WHAT COMES NEXT

These companies have faced years of accusations and lawsuits over price fixing and market manipulation, which is why strong enforcement is essential. Our latest blog explains what must happen now to ensure this inquiry leads to real accountability and more competition in the meat industry.

TELL CONGRESS: CO-SPONSOR THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING BILLS

Join us in calling on your senators and representatives to co-sponsor these bills and help restore honest, transparent labeling for American beef.

GROCERY RETAIL: THE LAST LINK IN THE MONOPOLY CHAIN

Our new blog breaks down how this consolidation squeezes farmers, limits choices for consumers, and drains wealth from towns across the country—and what must happen to bring fairness to the retail market.

FARM ACTION MOVEMENT NEWS

HOUSE DEMOCRATS PUSH BACK AGAINST ATTACKS ON PROP 12

This follows earlier letters from House Republicans and Senate Democrats, showing that support for Prop 12 is growing across party lines. Farmers have been speaking out, and their voices are cutting through the noise in Washington. Corporate lobbyists may be pushing to overturn Prop 12, but lawmakers are increasingly standing with the producers who depend on fair markets to survive.

FARM ACTION AT THE MAHA SUMMIT

Ahead of the Summit, Farm Action joined 120 MAHA-aligned groups in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to better support independent farmers and healthy, local food.

Farm Action is grateful for the opportunity to participate and to work with people across the movement. We look forward to continuing to engage with the MAHA initiative and representing farmers’ voices—and the systemic issues impacting our food system—in this growing national dialogue.

CONGRESS REOPENS THE GOVERNMENT, BUT PUTS FAMILY FARMS AT RISK

The new deal gives the largest and wealthiest farms access to even more taxpayer-funded conservation money. That means big operations can take a bigger share of Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) funds, leaving small and mid-sized farms—who need this support the most—struggling to compete for what’s left.

A USDA Report Targeting Prop 12

The bill’s report language directs USDA to study how state laws like Prop 12 affect food prices and consolidation. While nonbinding, USDA is expected to complete the report. Given USDA’s vocal opposition to Prop 12, its findings could give Congress new leverage to attack the law and revive proposals like the EATS Act.

Farm Action will continue fighting to protect fair access to conservation programs and defend state-led standards from federal overreach.

WHAT’S THE TALK?

CBS News reports that the perfect storm of high input costs, low prices, and recent tariff challenges has put family farmers across the country at risk of losing their farms.

Despite broad agreement that ultra-processed foods are harming our health, NPR reports that experts struggle to define them—leaving consumers unsure what to avoid.

Reuters reports that nine Republican state attorneys general warned that Union Pacific’s plan to buy Norfolk Southern could reduce competition, raise prices, and hurt manufacturers and farmers.

National Farmers Union’s annual Thanksgiving Edition of the “Farmer’s Share of the Food Dollar” reveals that farmers continue to receive only pennies on the dollar for Thanksgiving foods despite high grocery prices.

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