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NFU announces campaign to break up packer monoplies

News Staff
September 23, 2021
Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Farmers Union (NFU) announced the Fairness for Farmers campaign this week, calling it a grassroots effort to break up monopolies and consolidation in the agriculture industry. Speaking at a virtual press conference, NFU president Rob Larew (along with Congressional leaders and state attorneys general) says the organization was encouraged to […]

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President Biden signed an executive order that directs USDA to stop the abusive practices of the largest meat processors and to redefine Product of the USA labeling.

Biden takes aim at industries where a handful of powerful companies control markets, issues executive order to counter anticompetitive practices

News Staff
July 9, 2021
Agriculture, Business, News

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, […]