Agribusiness Giants Spend Millions to Shape U.S. Farm Policy
A new report scrutinizes Syngenta and Smithfield’s lobbying, political contributions and alleged failures to disclose Chinese ownership.
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Trump’s Beef Import Plan Hurts Ranchers, Barely Helps Consumers
New analysis finds ground beef prices have fallen less than 2%, while prices paid to American cattle producers have dropped by as much as 13.9%.
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Financial | Food and Farming Crisis | Industry Monopolies | News | Perverse Farming Incentives | Saving Family Farms
Regenerative Practices Cut Costs and Chemical Use, Indiana Farmer Says
Rick Clark told Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that reducing synthetic inputs can improve farm profitability, but education, lending rules and crop insurance remain barriers to adoption.
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Industry Monopolies | Livestock Farming | News | Perverse Farming Incentives | Regulatory Impediments
For egg giants, accountability is just another expense
Consumers paid record prices and contract farmers earned pennies while dominant egg producers amassed huge profits — then settled price-fixing allegations for a fraction of what they made.
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Iowa farmer argues federal policy keeps farmers hooked on fertilizer
In an AgWeb op-ed, Wendy Johnson argues the next farm bill should reward soil health, crop diversity, and farmer-owned land instead of locking producers into corn, soy, and synthetic inputs.
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Big Ag wants federal power to override state food standards
Joel Salatin argues that farmers who champion states’ rights and limited government should think twice before backing a federal bill that overrides state food standards.
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House strips pesticide liability shield from farm bill
Bipartisan vote removes controversial protections for pesticide makers, exposing deeper rifts over federal authority, health standards, and corporate liability.
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“Green” policies are reshaping food systems and pushing farmers off land
From livestock phase-outs to solar land grabs, the pressures that drove Europe’s farmer protests point to a deeper restructuring of agriculture.
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Globalism and Centralization | News | Perverse Farming Incentives | Protecting Our Food Supply | Saving Family Farms
OPINION: American family farms are disappearing — fast
An opinion piece in Deseret Magazine argues that America is losing small family farms at a rapid pace as consolidation, rising costs, and subsidy structures increasingly favor large agribusiness over independent producers.
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Financial | Helping Farmers Sell Locally | News | Personal Solutions | Perverse Farming Incentives | Public Advocacy
Farm Action: federal food purchasing should support local farmers
Farm Action argues that billions in government food purchases should be redirected toward independent and regional producers.
