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.
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The farm bill that feeds monopolies
With billions in subsidies for industrial ag and new bills to override state protections, lawmakers make clear where their loyalties lie.
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Globalism and Centralization | Know What You Are Eating | Livestock Farming | Protecting Our Food Supply | Saving Family Farms
Is Raw Milk Really Unsafe — Or Unwelcome Because It Challenges the System?
The story of raw milk exposes deeper truths about modern agriculture: centralized power, industrial regulation, and shrinking food choice.
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How oligarchs captured America’s food supply
A landmark Farm Action report reveals how three dozen corporations control America’s food system — and why antitrust enforcement is needed to restore competition.
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Government report questions mainstream climate science, challenges greenhouse gas impacts
A new Energy Department assessment suggests CO₂-driven warming may be less severe than mainstream science holds — sparking widespread criticism from climate experts.
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Study highlights rising farm imports, shrinking exports in US agriculture
A new policy brief from America First Policy Institute warns that U.S. agriculture is facing an unprecedented $50 billion trade deficit — and lays out steps to restore balance, expand markets, and put farmers back on stable ground.
