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Farmers and Ranchers applaud Massie for his work to address corruption at USDA’s scandal-ridden checkoff programs...

Farmers and Ranchers applaud Members for their work to defeat the EATS Act and enact legislation to address checkoff corruption...

A Native of Mobile, Alabama, Irby was also named by The Hill on three previous occasions under the grassroots category and now as a ‘hired gun’ for this year.

The Spartz-Massie Amendment in Congress, the latest attempt to undermine the federal Checkoff Program, failed this week on a 377 to 49 vote with 13 House

The House on Wednesday voted down an attack on federal checkoff programs led by a pair of Republicans who argued the farmer-funded research and promotion efforts fail to fully disclose how they spend their revenue.

House GOP leaders struggling to reach agreement with hard-line conservatives on a plan for funding the government after the new fiscal year starts Oct. 1, while Senate Democrats have their own problems trying to move a spending package that includes funding for USDA and FDA.

In this opinion piece, Angela Huffman with Farm Action Fund discusses the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act. 

The American Lamb Board is gathering data about how sheep are raised, cared for, and fed, for use in U.S. Lamb...

AUGUST 3, 2023: Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) recently said, "We're getting the heck beat out of us" on the En...

The Organization for Competitive Markets and the Competitive Markets Action led several organizations on a tri...