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Trustee Archive
There are currently about 2 million American farms. About 95% are owned, rented or operated by individuals and families, while about 5% are corporate farms. The term “family farm” does not necessarily equate with a small farm, nor does a “corporate farm” necessarily mean a large-scale operation owned by a multinational corporation. Many of our country's largest agricultural enterprises are family owned. Small farms, accounting for 90% of the total, are those with annual sales less than $350,000. Despite the predominance of these small farms, there is strong evidence of a trend toward concentration in our nation’s agricultural production. In addition to consolidation, small farms are facing increasing pressure from large factory farms operated by multinational corporations that, because of their buying power and size, often dominate the marketplace.
Critics of large factory farms say they confine thousands of animals in cramped, unsanitary conditions thereby placing the safety of our food at risk. Large farms also pollute our air and water, harm the welfare of animals and exploit workers, extract wealth from rural communities, increase the risk of antibiotic resistant bacteria and have a stranglehold on our food supply.
Proposed Legislation: Reintroduction of H.R.6718 - Farm System Reform Act of 2020
Prospective Sponsor: Rep. Ro Khanna (CA) |
- I oppose reforming current small farm policy, and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA).
- I support a moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations; requiring country of origin labeling on beef, pork, and dairy products; and ensuring large corporations no longer have a stranglehold on our food supply, and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Ro Khanna and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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I support a moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations; requiring country of origin labeling on beef, pork, and dairy products; and ensuring large corporations no longer have a stranglehold on our food supply, and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Ro Khanna and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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- Representative
If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Rep. Ro Khanna (CA) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting him to favorably consider either reintroducing H.R.6718 - Farm System Reform Act of 2020 or a similar version thereof.
- Food and Water Watch
If elected as a trustee, Food and Water Watch will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to support small farmers and discourage large factory farming operations.
Mission: The Farm Action network leverages its research, policy development, advocacy campaigns, and political expertise to create a food and agriculture system that works for everyone, not just a handful of powerful corporations. We are joined in our movement by farmers, ranchers, rural communities, food system workers, policymakers, advocates, and anyone who eats. For years, Farm Action has lobbied for stricter regulations on foreign investment from both states and the federal government.
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- No trustee votes received.
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| Poll Opening Date |
May 01, 2023 |
| Poll Closing Date |
May 07, 2023 |
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