Protecting Food. Empowering Whistleblowers.
Protecting Food. Empowering Whistleblowers.
Whistleblowers play a key role in protecting the health of our shared environment. This is especially true when it comes to mitigating the impacts of air pollutants stemming from industrial agriculture. In our previous blog, we examined how our food system can harm the quality of our water. In this blog, we’ll look at how […]
BLOG SERIES: PART 3 Read Part 1 in this blog series for an introduction to the Farm Bill. Read Part 2 in this blog series to understand the problems of the Farm Bill. The Policy Solution Farm Bill negotiations for 2023 are ramping up. It’s a big opportunity for meaningful reforms to fix our […]
BLOG SERIES: PART 2 Read our previous blog post for an introduction to the Farm Bill. The Problem The truth is government agricultural policies have created a food system that looks like the opposite of what we hoped for. The Farm Bill has prioritized a U.S. agricultural system that grows feed for multinational livestock […]
BLOG SERIES: PART 1 Did you know that every five years the U.S. Congress has an opportunity to shape the future of our food system? This colossal legislative undertaking affects you and me—whether you are a farmer, worker, advocate or eater—and it’s called the Farm Bill. As defined by Congress, the Farm Bill is “an […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 29, 2022 Leading Whistleblower Protection Organization Applauds USDA Proposed Rule to combat Discrimination and Retaliation against Farmers WASHINGTON—Government Accountability Project’s Food Integrity Campaign experts and farmer whistleblowers are available to speak about the Department of Agriculture’s proposed regulations under the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act’s provisions prohibiting undue prejudice, unjust discrimination, […]
You may be wondering why you should care about an archaic antitrust law from 1921. Below we have collected FIC’s “Top Five Reasons” we think you should weigh in on this important issue. Whether you’re a farmer, eater, or advocate, USDA needs to hear from you. The Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA) of 1921 authorizes […]
Farmers want the “right-to-repair” their agricultural equipment and FIC supports their important bipartisan demand. Having a food system with only a few corporations in control negatively impacts farmers, eaters, animals, and communities. Corporate consolidation has been at the forefront of agricultural news in the last year in relation to price hikes and supply chain disruptions. […]
Take Action — Stop Retaliation Against Honest Farmers
Food Integrity Campaign | November 16, 2022
What is This Proposed Rule About? The USDA has proposed a new rule under the Packers and Stockyards Act to prohibit retaliation and unjust discrimination against farmer producers. The proposed rule is called “Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act” (AMS-FTPP-21-0045). This rule is critical to helping more farmer whistleblowers speak out safely. Tips […]
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