Opposition to the Save Our Bacon Act is spreading beyond animal-welfare groups, with voters in a major pork-producing state and more than 720 veterinarians urging Congress to preserve state protections.
Farm Action says the egg settlement lets dominant producers treat alleged price fixing as a business expense, not real accountability.
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.
A major procedural win for animals, but not the end of the fight as Big Pork looks for another opening in the Farm Bill.
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.
A proposal backed by the Ohio Business Roundtable would let energy infrastructure projects take possession of land before compensation disputes are resolved.
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.
A provision in the 2026 Farm Bill could establish a precedent that states may no longer meaningfully govern the terms under which food is produced and sold within their own borders.
Dr. Meryl Nass and Dr. Stewart Tankersley on how the latest House farm bill protects industrial agriculture and pesticide giants while leaving small farmers, local meat producers, and food sovereignty advocates fighting for scraps.
From SNAP cuts to farm survival, the policies behind your grocery bill are shifting in real time.