The Problem
Record-breaking food safety recalls. A spiraling childhood obesity epidemic. Family farmers forced off their land. Cheap processed food saturating the market. Many of our biggest food problems can be traced back to the Big Food monopolies that have taken control of our food system and our government.
The Solution
For the sake of family farmers, farm workers, and America’s 300 million eaters, it’s time to restore the basic democratic principles of fairness, equality and transparency to our nation’s food systems. This year, we have an historic opportunity to share our concerns with the government as they begin investigating Big Food's anti-competitive practices. Stand with us as we Fight Big Food!
Big Chicken Destroys Rural Economies and Hurts Family Farmers
In the past 70 years, nearly 5 million chicken farmers have lost their jobs. The surviving 30,000 poultry growers live a life of unfair contracts, a cycle of debt, and intimidation if they speak out. Take action
Big Chicken's So-Called Chicken Barely Qualifies as Food
Where does this unsafe, unhealthy food end up? In our nation’s school lunch program. Take action
Big Chicken is a Nasty Polluter
Big Chicken has a track record of environmental contamination from the Chesapeake Bay to Oklahoma that rivals the coal and oil industries. Take action
Dairy Farmers Are Disappearing
In the past 40 years, America has lost more than 92.5% of its dairy farmers, as the number of diary farms in the U.S. has dropped from 648,000 in 1970 to under 60,000 today. Take action
Dairy Farmers Face a Devastating Market
Since December 2008, dairy farmers across the country have experienced the greatest economic crisis they have faced since the Great Depression as the price they are paid for their milk has dropped by almost half. Take action
Dairy Companies Play Dirty
In 2008, two former executives of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) were fined more than $12 million for “pricing fixing” and “manipulating” milk prices. Take action
Kay Doby Testifying at the DOJ/USDA Antitrust Hearings on Poultry
Normal, AL | May 21, 2010