Farm Action applauds the transparency measures the USDA is currently considering, but no amount of transparency could counteract the power imbalance that characterizes the tournament system.
Farm Action urges USDA to not only swiftly implement its rule increasing transparency in the contract poultry growing industry, but to ban the use of the tournament system outright.
The Open Markets Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to stopping monopolies, strengthening antitrust law and competition policy, and Farm Action, a group that works “to create a food and agriculture system that works for everyday…
As a part of his continued effort to break up consolidation in the agriculture industry, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today introduced his Agriculture Right to Repair Act, which will finally guarantee farmers the right to repair their own equipment and end current restrictions on the repair market. “I’ve been a farmer my whole life, and I’ve seen the unfair practices of equipment manufacturers make it harder and harder for folks to work on their tractors themselves—forcing them to go to an authorized mechanic and pay an arm and a leg for necessary repairs,” said Tester.