Even with the settlement, dairy farmers have not recouped the true cost of lost profits, which USDA and Plaintiff experts estimated from $50 million to $100 million. However, the lawsuit exposed the processor misreporting of milk prices to NASS.
Dairy Quotas Would Help Our Family Farms
The administration and leaders in Congress have expressed their intention to promote fair competition and support rural communities. To seriously address the dairy crisis, they must stop pretending that exporting our way out of the crisis will benefit family-scale farmers, the environment and all those who rely on dairy.
Over 90 Farmer, Labor, Environmental, Consumer Groups Demand Fair Dairy Policy Reform
The policy principles on which the MFDA is based will ensure transparency and fair prices for family dairy farmers, guarantee reliable and reasonably-priced dairy products for consumers, and revitalize rural areas economically and environmentally – all at significant savings to taxpayers.
US Advocates Call on Biden Administration to Reorient Approach to Global Food and Agriculture Issues
On World Food Day, and the UN Committee on World Security’s 49th plenary session is currently underway (virtually) in Rome, 68 U.S.-based organizations from across the food system joined the US Food Sovereignty Alliance today to send a letter to the Biden Administration, USDA, State Department, and the US Mission to the UN Rome-based agencies.
NFFC Praises Sen. Gillibrand for Committee Hearing on Dairy Pricing
Today’s hearing on “Milk Pricing: Areas for Improvement and Reform” revealed common themes of struggles with volatile prices, dairy industry consolidation, and the need for reform of an outdated industry structure.
North American Coalition Resists UN Food Systems Summit
The corporate takeover of our food systems is a direct threat to our cultural survival as Salmon people, and is also a threat to the ecosystem in which other animals, plants and insects that thrive from the existence of the salmon.
NFFC, RAFI-USA, Farm Aid join 100 organizations endorsing Relief for America’s Small Farmers Act 2021
This debt relief bill is an opportunity to strengthen the farmers, particularly those in local and regional food systems, who stepped up to feed their communities in the face of COVID.
NFFC lauds Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color and other aid in ARP
NFFC board president Jim Goodman: “We look forward to working with our congressional allies to make meaningful, long-term policy changes to correct the weaknesses in our food system, end systemic racism and create more equitable access to healthcare, education, fair wages and farm prices.”
US Farmers, Allies in Solidarity with Historic Farmer Protests
With a new administration we have a powerful opportunity to shift U.S. trade and agriculture policies to promote economic parity and environmental and racial justice.
Disparity to Parity Project Seeks Prosperity for All
Parity is important to keeping Black farmers on their farm but there’s so much pain in the Black farming community, starting with land loss, that you must first begin with that.
