by Laura Flacks-Narrol | Oct 8, 2021 | Fair Market, Opinion Pieces, Solutions
Recently, in a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the North American Meat Institute (NAMI), a mouthpiece for the corporate meatpacking industry, complained that the Biden Administration’s work to combat concentration in the agriculture industry cannot ignore...
by Laura Flacks-Narrol | Aug 19, 2021 | Fair Market, Opinion Pieces, Solutions
President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order aimed at increasing competition across all sectors of the economy. This is a long time coming and a good first step in addressing a number of long-term problems. One important point of interest for agriculture is...
by Laura Flacks-Narrol | Jul 25, 2021 | Fair Market, Opinion Pieces, Solutions
Earlier this month, President Biden issued an executive order that takes significant action to reduce the trend of corporate consolidation, increase competition and deliver concrete benefits to America’s consumers, workers, farmers and small businesses. The Missouri...
by Laura Flacks-Narrol | Jul 8, 2021 | Factory Farm Subsidies, Opinion Pieces, Solutions
Solving the climate crisis is one of our generation’s most important responsibilities, and as independent family farmers from four Midwestern states, we’re willing to do our part. But it will require a major shift away from policies that prop up a highly...
by Laura Flacks-Narrol | Jul 1, 2021 | Fair Market, Opinion Pieces, Solutions
An under-the-radar executive order signed by the Biden administration in late February could have big implications for our food system. Biden’s order called for more “resilient, diverse and secure supply chains” and asked federal departments, including the U.S....
by Laura Flacks-Narrol | Jul 1, 2021 | Fair Market, Opinion Pieces, Solutions
Missouri Rural Crisis Center recently sent in comments to the Biden Administration and USDA in response to their request for comments to “improve and reimagine the supply chains for the production, processing and distribution of agricultural commodities and food...
