By Farm Action
Regenerative farmer Zach Lahn told Farm Action rising input costs and industry consolidation are squeezing farmers, noting that while major agriculture companies have generated massive profits, family farms are disappearing and many producers feel they have few alternatives in an increasingly concentrated market.
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In a New York Times opinion essay, Brooks Lamb warns that hundreds of millions of acres of farmland will soon change hands — and argues that policies must help young farmers access land before consolidation accelerates.
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This farmer didn’t ask permission, wait for policy reform or beg for subsidies. He simply sold directly to people who actually need food.
A quiet provision in the Interior Appropriations Bill would block courts and regulators from acting on new evidence of harm, protecting chemical companies at the expense of public health.
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