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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Egg prices are up more than 130% from year ago levels, and a U.S. farm group is asking the Federal Trade Commission to look into the high prices of eggs and possible price gouging. Farm Action, a farmer-led advocacy organization that sent a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan to share their […]
WASHINGTON, D.C – Groups like the National Farmers Union and other right-to-repair advocates filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against John Deere over the right to repair its equipment. The FTC complaint was filed by the National Farmers Union, as well as state NFUs in Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin, along with […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Building on last month’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would introduce new rules to protect ranchers and farmers from corporate abuse, President Joe Biden has issued an executive order to address anticompetitive practices. The order outlines 72 initiatives to rein in the corporate powerhouses that control markets in agriculture, […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) have announced new, bipartisan legislation to address anticompetitive practices in the meat and poultry industries that threaten the nation’s food supply and national security following the ransomware attack on JBS, the country’s largest meat supplier. Tester unveiled the bill at […]