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The “Save our Bacon Act” is a deceptive piece of bullshit slipped inside the Farm Bill. More here: youtu.be/F-xFUGmQIpI

For our full breakdown of this House bill, its implications, and where we go from here, read below:  farmaction.us/a-farm-bill-pa…

The House has passed the Farm Bill, and unfortunately Big Ag still holds the upper hand. This bill continues to tilt the playing field toward massive agricultural corporations while independent farmers are squeezed with fewer options and tighter margins every year. It also removes state level protections like California’s Proposition 12, cutting off one of the few paths where smaller producers can compete and be paid fairly. That is how consolidation keeps accelerating, more control in fewer hands and a food system that becomes less resilient over time. There were real wins: public pressure forced lawmakers to strip out the pesticide liability shield and pushed new transparency for checkoff programs. It also includes Rep Massie’s PRIME Act and steps toward rebuilding local meat processing, which could help independent producers regain access to markets. All in all, it takes a few steps forward, but leaves the deeper problems untouched as the fight now moves to the Senate.

BREAKING: The federal pesticide liability shield is OFFICIALLY removed from the Farm Bill. The People just won and Poison lost. Thank you, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, for leading the charge to defend farmers’ right to sue pesticide corporations when they're harmed. And thank you Reps. Thomas Massie and Chellie Pingree for standing up for farmers to remove this federal liability shield from day one. @RepLuna @chelliepingree @RepThomasMassie

“If Prop 12 is overturned at the federal level, Bob Street said he likely won’t be able to stay in the hog business, threatening the livelihood his family has spent generations building.” farmaction.us/rethinking-the…

URGENT: Congress is on the verge of putting countless independent hog farmers out of business. Bob Street told us last month that California’s Prop 12 gave him a lifeline to compete against massive corporations. Now, Congress is considering overturning Prop 12 as part of the latest Farm Bill. Why? To serve Big Ag’s monopolistic control over our food industry. Bob told us: “I don’t see why the big fellas need it all.” “The corporations probably would rather have fewer producers, and have bigger farms.” “But there’s a downside to that too, as far as the rural communities are concerned.” “When everything is cookie cutter and one little thing goes wrong, it affects everybody.” “If you have some independent producers, no matter what size they are… if you have a glitch in the system, it won’t affect everybody.” Read our full blog on Prop 12, why it’s a vital lifeline for independent hog farmers, and why Congress would directly put producers out of business by overturning it:🧵

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“They're in there right now, the Department of Justice, arguing on behalf of Bayer to take away our right to be protected from those chemicals.” The Trump administration says it wants to Make America Healthy Again, but behind closed doors it is fighting for foreign corporations to have immunity when their products harm Americans. That is not MAHA.  That is not America First.  We deserve better. @dcexaminer

Rural America is being hollowed out by massive corporations. Congress can—and must—start to reverse this trend with the 2026 Farm Bill. Read our new blog breaking down the reality of rural America’s crisis and what needs to change: farmaction.us/rethinking-the…

“You drive around rural Iowa and… main streets are hollowed out.” Independent farmer Anna Pesek just revealed how the consolidation of the agriculture industry into a few massive corporations has crushed rural America: “There used to be a lot more small butchers.” “There used to be more local veterinarians… even banks.” “Grocery stores… buying stations, transfer stations for hogs, livestock auctions, all of the above.” “And all of those small businesses are places that employ people.” “They’re places that people gather in community.” “Places you talk to your neighbor.” “When you don’t have all of that, you end up with hollowed out communities.” This crisis extends far beyond just Iowa. All of rural America is being hollowed out by food and farm monopolies. But Congress can step in to finally address this crisis with the 2026 Farm Bill. Our new blog is a must-read for anyone who wants to help revitalize rural America. Read it below:🧵

This Supreme Court case is about whether people can seek justice when pesticide companies fail to warn about known harm—not whether glyphosate should continue to be sold. Holding Monsanto accountable doesn’t take tools away from farmers or threaten the food supply. That being said, no glyphosate is not the same as no weed control—farmers were managing weeds and producing food long before glyphosate was introduced. We dive into this more in our blog: farmaction.us/what-happens-i….

@FarmActionUS Given today’s technology, an outright ban of glyphosphate would idle 80% of America’s food production and dangerously impact food supply. The politicians protesting know this and only want to injure the Trump administration, and not to serve the American people.

“No corporation should be able to poison people and then run for protection of the Supreme Court and Congress.” Rep. Chellie Pingree just stood in front of the Supreme Court and said she is ready to “fight like hell to keep that from happening.” “They care about their corporate bottom line, and that is it.” “If their product makes you sick, they don’t want to pay up and they don’t want to take responsibility.” “Bayer [has] the full-throated support of the Trump administration at the Supreme Court.” “The other fight we’re in today is that Bayer got Republicans to jam this liability shield into the Farm Bill.” “This should not be a partisan issue.” “I have been an organic farmer in Maine since the 1970s.” “For me, this lifelong fight has been to make sure that everyone has access to healthy food without toxic chemicals, and every farmer has the resources that they need to farm organically and regeneratively.” Today, the House Rules Committee will decide whether to advance Rep. Pingree and Rep. Massie’s Amendment to remove the federal liability shield for pesticides from the 2026 Farm Bill. The future of American agriculture depends on it. “Any Farm Bill that protects chemical companies over American farm families is not pro-farmer, it’s not pro-health, it’s not pro-America.” “It’s a giveaway to Big Chemical.” @chelliepingree

We’re not saying farmers should lose tools or be left without viable options. The issue here is accountability and choice. Farmers shouldn’t be locked into a system where a handful of companies control inputs—and then be left without recourse if they’re harmed by those companies’ products.

@FarmActionUS The blanket statement that farmers should be transitioning away from chemicals is completely out of touch with farm realities. If U.S. farm production is allowed to contract there won’t be a healthier alternative that replaces it. It will be a foreign alternative.

“The Trump Administration is going in the wrong direction by bowing down and caving to Bayer’s pressure.” Farm Action President Angela Huffman says the Trump Admin should be standing up to Bayer, not defending it in court. “On the campaign trail in 2024, President Trump said he would get toxic chemicals out of our food supply.” “Now his administration is backing glyphosate and Bayer.” “President Trump’s DOJ is siding with Bayer at the Supreme Court right now.” “The administration promised a healthier food system, but they’re doing the opposite.” “The only folks talking about taking away glyphosate overnight is Bayer.” “Bayer is threatening to do that if they’re not granted liability protection.” “They need to be supporting farmers in transitioning away from those chemicals and not taking away people’s right to sue when they’re harmed.” @NewsNation

@famous_scottwj Hi Scott, these failure-to-warn cases have been one of the main ways people harmed can seek justice, and this would take that option away. It’s already difficult to hold powerful companies accountable, and this is one of the few tools that has worked.

@FarmActionUS The SC case has nothing to do with product liability. It only has to do with product labeling(failure to warn). You are still free to sue over actual cancer.

Farm Action President Angela Huffman delivers a warning on the Supreme Court steps that corporate power is threatening both farmers and liberty itself. “Inscribed on this great building behind me are these words: ‘Justice, the guardian of liberty.’” “And that is what today is all about.” “Will the Supreme Court justices act justly, or will they let their guard down and strip us of our liberty, caving to the monopoly power of Bayer-Monsanto.” “I came here from my Ohio farm because liberty is on the line.” “Farmers have been under the thumb of corporate power and government complicity for too long.” “Now Bayer wants to sell a product that harms people, and not answer for it.” “I was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer at 36.” “Across the biggest corn-producing states, younger adults are seeing higher cancer rates than the rest of the country.” “That should get our attention.” “This didn’t happen by accident.” “They control the seeds. They control the chemicals. They shape how farmers are expected to operate.” “And now they want even more: they want immunity when their products cause harm.” “Bayer is working every angle to get special protections from the government.” “They have pushed immunity bills in 15 states.” “They are in front of the Supreme Court right now.” “They are pushing this in Congress, right now.” “And the White House has already stepped in on Bayer’s behalf.” “They’re threatening to pull glyphosate off the market.” “They want people to believe our food supply is at risk if they don’t get immunity.” “It isn’t.” “And a multinational corporation doesn’t get to hold the U.S. food system hostage to escape accountability.” “So we say: go home, Bayer.” “Farmers are fighting back because we’re tired of being used as the excuse for corporate power.” “Bayer’s not in there fighting for us.” “When a company causes harm, we should have the right to fight back.” “So we’re here today to tell Bayer and these monopolies that they do not own our government, and they do not own our courts.” “And if our government doesn’t agree, then we, the people, are here to fight for our liberty.”

How did we get to a point where China controls such a significant share of U.S. pork production? And why is Congress voting on legislation that would help China expand that hold instead of squash it?

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“So we say: GO HOME BAYER!” Farm Action President Angela Huffman says we must take a stand against Bayer and its onslaught of lobbying efforts across the country pushing for immunity from harm their products cause farmers. “Bayer is working every angle to get special protections from the government.” “They have pushed immunity bills in 15 states.” “They are in front of the Supreme Court right now.” “They are pushing this in Congress, right now.” “The White House has already stepped in on Bayer’s behalf.” “They’re threatening to pull glyphosate off the market.” “They want people to think our food supply is at risk if they don’t get immunity.” “It isn’t.” “A multinational corporation doesn’t get to hold the U.S. food system hostage just to escape accountability.”

The barriers to entry for young people starting farms are only going to get worse—unless Congress acts to reverse the monopolization of our agriculture industry. Read our new blog calling on Congress to break up farm and food monopolies below: farmaction.us/rethinking-the…

Independent farmer Anna Pesek just broke down why becoming a young farmer is “like pushing a boulder up a hill.” “Our land prices are so high.” “The cost of equipment to get started is so high.” “I’m 30.” “The average age of a farmer in Iowa is like 58.” “Because the barriers to entry are so high.” And she says that “it’s only getting harder with increased market concentration across the ag sector.” “It’s not just animal production.” “The hollowing out of open markets and supply chains makes it nearly impossible to get started in livestock, but it’s also nearly impossible to get started in anything.” “No matter what, you’re dealing with high land costs, high equipment cost, increased consolidation of land where there’s just very few options to even buy to get started.” Anna says that Congress needs to break up agriculture monopolies in order to give young farmers like herself a lifeline. We just published a new blog breaking down her experience and why Congress needs to rethink the 2026 Farm Bill to focus on young farmers like her, not more handouts to massive corporations. Read our full blog below:🧵

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Farm Action President Angela Huffman delivers a passionate speech on the Supreme Court steps warning liberty is on the line in the Bayer-Monsanto case. “Inscribed on this great building behind me are these words: ‘Justice, the guardian of liberty.’” “Will the Supreme Court justices act justly… [or cave] to the monopoly power of Bayer-Monsanto?” “I came here from my farm from northwest Ohio because liberty is on the line.” “Farmers have been under the thumb of corporate power and government complicity for too long.” “Now Bayer wants to sell a product that harms people, and not answer for it.” “They control the seeds. They control the chemicals. They shape how farmers are expected to operate.” “They narrowed our choices and created dependence.” “And now, they want even more: they want immunity when their products cause harm.”