Farmers may face a fourth federal bailout in 13 months — a glaring sign the system isn’t working
Emergency aid is keeping farms afloat, but only structural policy reform will allow farmers to earn a living.
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Helping Farmers Sell Locally | Industry Monopolies | News | Public Advocacy | Regulatory Impediments
Bailouts won’t fix a system that’s bleeding farmers dry
The crisis isn’t a lack of subsidies, but a food system clogged by consolidation and regulatory bottlenecks.
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Helping Farmers Sell Locally | Protecting Our Food Supply | Public Advocacy | Saving Family Farms | Transitioning to Regenerative/ Organic
Farmers First: Brooke Rollins’ pledge to put small family farms at the heart of US agriculture
USDA launches “Make Agriculture Great Again” agenda with bold policies to protect, finance, and sustain small and mid-sized farms for future generations.
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How a few giants captured the world’s seeds
Monsanto, DuPont, and Syngenta dominate global seed sales through acquisitions and cross-licensing — shrinking seed diversity and farmer autonomy.
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Seeds of collapse: How GMO cotton betrayed India’s farmers
Decades of hype, soaring input costs, and pest resistance have left many Indian cotton growers worse off — a cautionary tale for GMO proponents everywhere.
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America’s bees are dying — and our food supply is at risk
A record 60% of U.S. colonies collapsed in the past year as the deadly Varroa mite grows resistant to pesticides, threatening crops and livelihoods across the country.
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Meatpacking’s Monopoly and Why Your “Choices” Are an Illusion
From beef to dips, a handful of giant corporations control what looks like variety at the store — wielding power that squeezes farmers, inflates prices, and hides the truth behind labels.
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The Economic Cost of Food Monopolies: The Grocery Cartels
From pandemic windfalls to decades of mergers, America’s grocery giants have tightened their grip on food retail — driving up prices, squeezing farmers, and leaving communities with fewer choices.
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Rethinking USDA food aid: from pandemic stopgaps to lasting solutions
A new analysis of U.S. nutrition spending shows how ad hoc pandemic programs, weak school meal standards, and loophole funding have fueled poor health outcomes — and lays out reforms to align food aid with real need.
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The hidden math of meat consolidation
A study using 30 years of data shows how consolidation and ownership changes have reshaped regional livestock markets and raised fresh concerns about anticompetitive behavior.
