Farm Forward

Urgent: Sign the petition! Tell @alexandre_farm dairy to stop #humanewashing. In a new @farmforward investigation, we uncovered systematic & widespread animal cruelty, corruption, & fraud at this so-called “humane” & “organic” dairy. Take 30 seconds now: bit.ly/3xzCp2E

ICYMI: After Farm Forward exposed serious animal welfare concerns at Alexandre Family Farm, the company can no longer use the labels “Certified Humane” and “Regenerative Organic Certified” certifications. This is a major win for transparency. farmforward.com/news/when-tran…

Major win for transparency! After Farm Forward exposed serious animal welfare concerns at Alexandre Family Farm, the company can no longer use the labels “Certified Humane” and “Regenerative Organic Certified” (ROC) certifications. farmforward.com/news/when-tran…

Costco’s chicken plant has failed USDA salmonella standards 84.5% of the time since opening in 2019. Our new analysis shows the contamination includes strains most linked to human illness, including many that are antibiotic resistant. Learn more here: farmforward.com/publications/c…

Fish farming is often pitched as the fix for overfishing but a new study finds aquaculture’s impacts aren’t shrinking, they’re shifting. Greenhouse gas emissions from feed production rose by 314% and land use jumped a whopping 594%. farmforward.com/news/aquacultu…

Costco’s $4.99 chicken is considered a safe staple. But two lawsuits in two months say otherwise. Farm Forward founder Dr. Aaron Gross explains how our research revealed Costco’s poultry plant repeatedly failed federal salmonella standards for years. timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2026/0…

A class action lawsuit was recently filed against Costco, alleging that the company has been misleading consumers about the quality and safety of their rotisserie and raw chicken. More info about the lawsuit & copy of the filed complaint here: chimicles.com/costco-chicken…

A new mutation of H5N1 is hitting dairy farms across the Midwest, slashing milk production and triggering federal quarantines. The virus spreads through shared milking equipment, turning routine dairy operations into transmission routes between cows. agroinformacion.com/en/uncategoriz…

More than 40 million people rely on the Colorado River for water but drought, climate change, and overuse have pushed it to crisis. Nearly half of its supply goes toward beef and dairy production. Real solutions need to address animal agriculture. vox.com/future-perfect…

Bird flu has now been detected in a colony of elephant seals in CA. 7 pups at a state park have died from H151, the first cases in northern elephant seals. In late 2023, the virus killed tens of thousands of elephant seals in the southern hemisphere. nytimes.com/2026/02/25/sci…

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: A federal class action has been filed against Costco over salmonella risks in its chicken supply chain following Farm Forward’s investigation. farmforward.com/news/federal-c…

A federal class action lawsuit has been filed against Costco after our investigation exposed repeated salmonella failures at its chicken plant. The suit demands changes to Costco’s marketing and supply chain practices. reuters.com/legal/governme…

A Michigan dairy wants to expand and add manure digesters, framed as green energy. But local waterways already show high levels of phosphorus, E. coli, and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Digesters don’t fix that. thenewlede.org/2026/02/michig…

@USDA purchases raw poultry for school meals and food banks without adequate safeguards—putting vulnerable communities at risk of salmonella exposure. farmforward.com/news/salmonell…

The chicken industry’s latest “solution” to salmonella? Blame your air fryer - not unsafe poultry plants. While people keep getting sick, companies keep dodging real regulation. farmforward.com/news/chicken-i…

Costco quietly dropped its “preservative-free” label after a lawsuit alleged its rotisserie chickens contained additives like sodium phosphate & carrageenan. The article quotes Aaron Gross, Farm Forward founder, who calls it what it is: a labeling crisis. bit.ly/4rq9Qew

Costco keeps getting called out. Last week, a class action lawsuit was proposed against them for falsely advertising their $5 rotisserie chicken as preservative-free. This comes on top of failing federal salmonella safety standards year after year. thestreet.com/restaurants/co…

Thank you to @MensJournal for covering our reporting on repeated salmonella safety failures at @Costco's chicken supplier, Lincoln Premium Poultry. mensjournal.com/news/costco-ro…

Industrial fish farming is one of the fastest growing forms of factory farming. We’re partnering w/ the Aquaculture Accountability Project to expose the myths driving its expansion & the pollution, animal suffering, and antibiotic misuse those myths hide. farmforward.com/news/farm-forw…

Factory farms produce nearly a trillion pounds of manure every year- twice as much waste as all U.S. toilets combined. Unlike human waste, it doesn’t have to be treated before polluting waterways. No surprise half of America’s rivers and lakes are unsafe. nytimes.com/2026/01/20/opi…

*UPDATE:* USDA has now paused new loans for manure digesters under the Rural Energy for America Program after high rates of delinquency and underperformance. This only reinforces what advocates have been saying: these projects waste public dollars while bankrolling factory farms.

USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program is pouring taxpayer dollars into factory farm gas schemes that pollute rural communities. We’re petitioning USDA to end this misuse of funds. @SecRollins foodandpower.substack.com/p/environmenta…