“Justice for undocumented workers who keep their neighbors housed and fed is at stake, and so are the rights of all Michiganders to challenge their state’s illegal conduct in court,” David Muraskin, Managing Director for Litigation at @farmstand.bsky.social.

Small, independent food producers are an integral part of the movement for a fair food system. These farmers are hurting from the shutdown, aid packages that favor Big Ag, and Trump admin cuts to food assistance and local food procurement programs. civileats.com/2025/10/22/f...

Everyone deserves to eat. Yet while Big Ag rakes in profit, the workers feeding America aren't paid enough to feed their families. 52-82% of farmworkers are food insecure. buff.ly/5p141im The SNAP crisis spotlights a core problem: the dominant food system works for corporate profits, not people.

When 4 huge meatpackers control 80% of the country's beef supply, we have a problem that importing more beef can't fix. Corporate consolidation in the food system hurts consumers, ranchers, and workers while making a few corporations richer. www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...

Another Big Ag effort to weaken regulation against extreme animal confinement has failed. Measures like Massachusetts' Question 3 and California's Prop 12 benefit animals, workers, public health, and independent farmers. meatingplace.com/appeals-cour...

When Big Ag and food corporations make climate promises they know they won't keep, that's greenwashing. Nestle is just the latest to prove we can't trust corporations to do the right thing. www.latimes.com/business/sto...

The Trump administration's move to dramatically increase low-tariff imports of Argentinian beef is just the latest example of the federal government undercutting small ranchers while playing into the hands of Big Ag.

According to a new report, the methane emissions of the world's most biggest meat and dairy companies are higher than those of the entire EU and the UK. Big Ag often gets a pass when it comes to climate impacts, but we cannot address the climate crisis without holding these companies accountable.

“Justice for undocumented workers who keep their neighbors housed and fed is at stake, & so are the rights of all Michiganders to challenge their state’s illegal conduct in court.” -David Muraskin, Managing Director for Litigation at FarmSTAND @ufwfoundation.bsky.social @acluofmichigan.bsky.social

The Trump admin has furloughed the USDA's Packers and Stockyards division, a key office that protects farmers against corporate abuses. Farm disaster relief and conservation payments are also on hold, as well as federal farm loans, including Trump's promised bailout for commodities farmers.

A new study proves that E. coli can be spread through factory farm air pollution, which may have caused the 2018 outbreak that killed 5 people and led to illness in 210. A huge loophole in the food safety system that prevents the FDA from investigating potential causes of illnesses on factory farms.

@jessculpepper.bsky.social of @farmstand.bsky.social drops truth bombs about big ag in our latest episode. Her insights cut to the heart of why our food system continues to harm so many while benefiting so few. Listen on your fav podcatcher, watch on our YouTube, or check out ourhenhouse.org/ep862

Walmart has opened a beef processing plant. About 85% of the US beef industry is already controlled by just four companies. Walmart's entry will drive down prices, making it harder for smaller operations to compete and furthering corporate control. Read more ➡️ investigatemidwest.org/2025/10/15/w...

The Trump admin just admitted that their attacks on immigrants have caused a serious labor shortage, risking the stability of our entire food system. Contrary to their claims, US-born workers do not have the skill or the interest to replace immigrants in ag jobs, and it will only get worse.

Immigrant workers at food warehouses and processing centers keep food moving. In every part of our food system, violent anti-immigrant campaigns are destroying the livelihoods of the people who keep us fed. We need to protect and uplift these workers, not vilify them. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/MJsZqrv

We are proud to stand up for the rights of workers alongside our colleagues @publiccitizen.bsky.social @farmstand.bsky.social and Towards Justice

We're fighting back against the Trump administration's campaign to erode civil rights and maximize profits for big business. In September, Trump ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to halt cases on disparate impact, a form of discrimination.

Agri Star has been polluting Iowa's water for years, but they got a sweetheart deal with the Iowa AG to pay only $50k. All too often, Big Ag pollutes, our government doesn't hold them accountable, and we pay the price. We need a food system that puts our communities first. More➡️

Big Ag is pushing legislation that would make it harder to sue pesticide companies over the damage their products do to our public health. This legislation would be a disaster for our ability to fight against dangerous chemical pollution in our communities. Learn more ➡️

Small farmers went to DC last week to defend Prop 12, a California animal welfare law. Big Ag has been against it for years, but the law protects a market for small farmers who are interested in running responsible, humane operations and delivering quality products. Read more ➡️

Freshwater is precious. Neither Big Ag nor AI data centers should be able to squander it at the expense of their neighbors. sentientmedia.org/how-agricult...

“When cases aren’t heard, workers die.” Meatpacking and other food & ag work is dangerous. Without proper regulation and oversight, corporate employers delay making lifesaving changes, while workers pay the price.

The third and final part of our Checkoff Deep Dive is out now! In this section we reveal how checkoffs use taxpayer money to: 💼Illegally lobby for Big Ag priorities 🤑Fund executives’ lavish lifestyles 💸Send millions to corporations like McDonald's and Domino’s

The Trump Admin now says its anti-immigrant terror is a threat to our food supply. Their proposed solution? Reducing pay and protections for H-2A and domestic farmworkers. prospect.org/politics/tru...

MAHA promised to support small farmers and put healthier food in schools. Instead, Trump’s USDA cut vital farm-to-school programs, leaving farmers and kids in the lurch www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

The Beef Checkoff says that all “beef is beef.” We beg to differ. Read why ➡️ farmstand.org/checkoff

Yesterday, we argued before the Michigan Supreme Court that undocumented immigrants have a right to workers comp. The state is using an immunity defense, & if the court agrees, it will limit the people's ability to challenge state injustice. More from @michiganpublic.bsky.social ➡️ buff.ly/Y5JdFsm

We're representing Oregonians suing Northwest Natural for greenwashing its natural gas via an "offset" program. The problem is that those offsets benefit factory farm biogas producers, which entrenches the factory farm system and puts us further from solving the climate crisis.

McDonald’s is bragging about its new investment in regenerative agriculture, but we’re not holding our breath for any meaningful changes to the industrial animal ag system McDonald’s relies on. www.foodandpower.net/latest/mcdon...

Unfair lending practices have systematically kept Black farmers and other farmers of color from owning land since Reconstruction. Data is the key to creating more equitable policy and holding discriminatory lenders accountable.

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standards have made manure a goldmine for mega-dairies. Nearby communities of color pay the price. “We’re trapped here…It’s a time bomb where we live” sentientmedia.org/california-c... @gaeacabico.bsky.social

Emissions from industrial animal agriculture must be a part of the climate conversation. New analysis shows most media outlets overlook Big Meat’s role in the climate crisis. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

· ICE’s campaign of terror is “chilling speech and chilling organizing…among immigrant workers” prospect.org/labor/2025-1... @sarahlazare.bsky.social @prospect.org

Offsets are a flawed concept, both for fighting climate change and factory farms. In our latest blog, Senior Staff Attorney Kelsey Eberly breaks down why meat offsets are a false solution and why challenging Big Ag & empowering communities is the real route to change. Read it➡️ farmstand.org/offsets

Iowa has the second highest rate of cancer in the US and is one of only two states where cancer rates are increasing. The culprit is chemicals from Big Ag, who care more about their profits than our health. Learn about a new initiative to protect Iowans from factory farm chemicals➡️ buff.ly/jpuIGd3

Join the movement for a fair food system! Our email subscribers are the first to know about big developments in our work, and they get regular updates in our monthly newsletter. This is your chance to stay informed and engaged in the fight for a better food system. Join us ➡️ farmstand.org/signup

The beef checkoff has paid millions for research to justify its cost to ranchers. But that research is flawed and doesn't account for small producers. That means that independent ranchers are paying a tax and the money is being spent on shoddy research to falsely claim that the system helps them.

USDA's racist, foolhardy "DEI Purge" threatens the livelihoods of all kinds of farmers building the fair food system we all deserve. @skychadde.bsky.social @investigatemidwest.bsky.social

An investigation by @tinavasquez.bsky.social follows the story of Isabella, who was granted a temporary farmworker visa to work in the U.S., promised $12.67/hr. She did not know yet that she would be chewed up & spit out in the gaping maw of the American agricultural machine like countless others.

We exposed how the beef checkoff works and how its corruption harms small ranchers in the first part of our Deep Dive. Read it now to understand why the checkoff is such a problem, and stay tuned for Part Two, dropping next week. Read it here ➡️ farmstand.org/checkoff

Local residents know that CAFOs make bad neighbors — and they're standing up for their right to pass ordinances to protect their communities. More good news for clean water coming out of Wisconsin!

An important step, but not enough to make up for the damage caused by USDA's reckless cuts. Rollins shouldn't be bragging about this about-face on the unfair, unpopular move to cut farm-to-school funding that helped schools buy and serve food grown by local farmers. buff.ly/H0CKJhd

We had so much fun connecting with everyone at Farm Aid! Events like this are so important for growing our relationships and grounding us in our shared ideals. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table on Saturday, and if we missed you, you can always connect with us online!

There's a narrative that U.S.-born-laborers don't take ag jobs because they're too spoiled for hard work. The truth is that Americans don't take those jobs because they're exploitative, underpaid, dangerous, and exempt from protections like overtime pay and workers comp.

BREAKING: A @nytimes.com investigation has revealed that many J-1 visa holders - expecting a cultural exchange experience - "have suffered abuse and mistreatment by American businesses in a poorly regulated program that is ripe for exploitation." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/n...

Six workers were killed by toxic gas while working at a dairy in Colorado last month. OSHA has regulations for workers around toxic gases. Unfortunately, they don't apply to ag operations.

The new MAHA commission report is out. Notably, it really backs off of big MAHA targets, including pesticides, seed oils, and sugars. Unlike the last report, this one was developed with industry input, with Big Ag thanking the administration for their "ongoing engagement."

“It is incredibly difficult to get any kind of specific information about industrial farm operations, especially geospatial data because of an overlapping system of exemptions from the public records laws,” says Kelsey Eberly, an attorney at @farmstand.bsky.social.

We're tabling @farmaid.org this Saturday, 9-20 in Minneapolis! We're so excited to connect with farmers and other allies who believe in a better food system. Make sure you stop by our table, which we're sharing with our ally, @nsac-sustainableag.bsky.social! Info on the festival ➡️ farmaid.org

The checkoff system funnels money away from small farmers and ranchers and towards corporate interests. Our latest Deep Dive is a comprehensive resource to learn how it works and how we can create a system that works for everyone. Read Part 1 now ➡️ farmstand.org/checkoff Illustration: Tania Lee