Consumer Rights
Why we can’t “offset” our way to a just and humane food system
At FarmSTAND, we’re optimists. That doesn’t mean we have Pollyannaish hope. It means we lean into the hard work of making tangible change in our food system day by day,…
Sentient Media: More Data From Farmers Could Help Scientists Better Track Avian Flu, But Privacy Concerns Stand in the Way
“It is incredibly difficult to get any kind of specific information about industrial farm operations, especially geospatial data because of an overlapping system of exemptions from the public records laws,”…
MAHA’s Report Proves It Can’t and Won’t Fix Our Food System
Donald Trump and RFK Jr. claim their administration will “Make America Healthy Again,” but their most recent report shows that MAHA can’t deliver the changes to our food system we…
Trump’s Plan for Bird Flu is a Big Ag Giveaway
Eggs have been getting a lot of time in the spotlight lately. As egg prices continue to skyrocket in the early months of the second Trump administration, USDA Secretary Brooke…
CDC Urged to Release Bird Flu Data as Trump Slashes Key Staff Combatting Outbreak
Public-interest groups called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today to release updated public information critical to tracking and combatting the escalating bird flu outbreak.
Teen Vogue: How Trump’s Admin Will Make Bird Flu Worse
Every day, my organization FarmSTAND sees the extent to which industrial animal agriculture is a system built on a foundation of harm. A handful of ag megacorporations have so much…
Trump’s Deregulatory Legacy: Harming Workers, Consumers, and Animals
During his first term as president, Donald Trump took major steps to deregulate our food system, thereby putting workers, consumers, animals, and the environment at even greater risk. One of…
Signs a Better Food System is Possible: FarmSTAND’s Accomplishments in 2024
2024 was an amazing year for FarmSTAND and the movement for a fair food system. It was our first full year as the only legal organization in the country dedicated…
No Greenwashing Factory Farm Gas (Blumm v. Northwest Natural Gas Co.)
Utility companies shouldn’t be allowed to exploit public concern about climate change to prop up polluting factory farms. Customers of Oregon’s Northwest Natural Gas are suing the company over misleading…