A new law lets corporations fund select USDA conservation programs in exchange for branded sponsorship and a cut of any environmental service benefits generated.
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Shell buys biogas company that will turn cow manure into burnable gas. Opponents say these taxpayer supported projects expand dirty gas infrastructure and polluting industrial animal farms.
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New USDA rule could clear the way for farmers to challenge meatpackers for retaliation and discrimination. Plus USDA commits $15 million to boost state attorneys general.
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The National Pork Producers Council says California’s Prop. 12 will drive small farms out of business. But a group of small farmers argues that the anti-crate law gives them a rare market opportunity.
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Open Markets and Farm Action hosted farmers and other food business owners in Washington, DC to assess the Biden administration’s commitment to restoring fair competition in the food system.
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A congressional report reveals how meatpacking corporations exaggerated risks of food shortages and drafted an executive order to keep their plants open, deterring health and safety regulations.
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USDA’s proposed rule would require that chicken companies provide more information to their contract growers to better project earnings and spot unfairness.
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Farmers and food businesses urge antitrust enforcers to strengthen merger guidelines and fight consolidation.
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The Capper-Volstead Act just turned 100 years old. What the future of farming could learn from this lesser-known law that established the legal foundations for agricultural cooperatives.
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In the name of supporting craft producers, a new Treasury Department report questions the very state laws that permitted the craft boom, some argue.
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Farm equipment makers face monopolization lawsuits and a new right to repair bill in the Senate.
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