Big news! FTC just finalized a rule to ban unfair noncompete agreements that prevent workers from seeking other employment. FTC’s final rule removes a key mechanism of exploitation and corporate control over U.S. workers. 👏👏👏farmaction.us/2024/04/23/ftc…

Thank you ⁦Lina Khan⁩ for coming to listen to the stories of Iowans on a chilly Saturday morning.

She gets it. She’s one of the people who gives me hope.

In Iowa, ⁦Lina Khan⁩ speaks about market concentration at Iowa Farmers Union ⁦National Farmers Union⁩ event opposing $3.6 billion sale Iowa Fertilizer Co sale to Koch Industries.

Big win for our #FoodNotFeed campaign! Not only will these investments improve access to nutritious fruits and vegetables in underserved communities, but by making investments in smaller, independent grocers, this program will also create better market opportunities for farmers.

Dominant food corporations tell us cyclical avian flu outbreaks are out of their control, but their industrialized practices are largely to blame.

Meanwhile, we all pay for their problem through taxpayer bailouts and grocery price gouging. Learn more.👇farmaction.us/2024/04/18/avi…

🧵This Saturday, Iowa farmers will join state legislators for a community meeting to share with FTC Chair, Lina Khan, what the acquisition of Iowa Fertilizer Company by Koch Industries means for farmers and the future of rural communities.

SiX will be there!

📌Join us: buff.ly/3JgZppT

'It's our tractor. We bought it, we paid for it, we should be able to do what we want with it.'

But equipment manufacturers like John Deere are imposing repair restrictions that harm farmers & small businesses. Farmers need the #RightToRepair . Learn more: farmaction.us/righttorepair/

Today’s CPI report shows meat & poultry are among the highest items pushing inflation.

Maybe that's because just 4 companies now control processing of 80% of beef, nearly 70% of pork, and almost 60% of chicken.

Without competition, corporations can get away with price gouging.

Koch Industries is making a multi-billion-dollar play to purchase a massive fertilizer production facility in the state; some farmers and lawmakers are raising concerns about monopolization and high prices in an effort to halt the sale. buff.ly/4aJmeyc

Bird Flu Times Concentration
April 10, 2024

On this week’s R-CALF USA Weekly Address episode, CEO Bill Bullard discusses what is known about the ongoing bird flu outbreak as it relates to industry concentration.

Watch HERE
youtu.be/9glEZVRsr88

Join IATP & partners for a 3-part English/Spanish webinar series: 'Who decides on food policy? Pushing back on the U.S.-Mexico corn dispute.' Hear from civil society experts about the #USMCA trade dispute over Mexico's policies for #foodsovereignty & #agroecology ! More below🔽

Via The ’Gander: Farm Action's Angela Huffman explains that the 'Product of USA' label 'fix[es] a loophole...it doesn’t force these producers to tell you where the meat came from—but they can no longer say it came from the US unless it really did.'gandernewsroom.com/2024/04/05/mic…

Tired of paying more for groceries because of vague 'supply chain disruptions'?

YSK that FTC's recent report found that the largest grocers took advantage of these disruptions to raise prices on consumers. We break down the key findings in our blog.⬇️farmaction.us/2024/04/04/bus…

“When we’re talking about a market for fresh, healthy, local foods - I don’t want that to be a niche market, I want that the be THE market” 🍎🌽🥬 @farmactionus #CFAFPC

🎊 10,000+ supporters joined us in demanding a fair playing field for farmers!

'With more than 10,000 supporters echoing this call, it’s time for policymakers to stand with farmers and not global giants,' said Farm Action's Angela Huffman. Learn more.⬇️farmaction.us/2024/04/01/100…

🚨BIG: Antitrust Division just secured another HUGE win for kitchen tables (literally) by stopping a merger that would have increased vegetable prices for consumers.

'Today’s abandonment preserves lower prices for an essential kitchen staple,' says AAG Kanter.👇
justice.gov/opa/pr/fresh-e…

Fresh Express Abandons Proposed Acquisition of Dole’s Packaged Salad Business in Response to Antitrust Division’s Concerns

🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/fresh-e…