Farmers & Rural Communities
When the Hurricane is Gone, But Toxic Factory Farm Waste Remains
As climate change drives ever stronger and more frequent natural disasters, communities across the country are facing deadly weather events with alarming regularity. Recovering from disasters like hurricanes and flash…
Justice for Contract Growers Deceived by Cooks Venture (Barr v. Wadiak)
Agribusinesses exploit poultry contract growers to hold down costs and maximize company profits. The growers—the farmers who actually do the work of producing the birds—assume the risks of the business,…
AgricultureDive: Former poultry growers sue Cooks Venture execs for operating ‘defacto ponzi scheme’
“Holding the people behind Cooks Venture accountable in court is important, and so is reining in larger agribusiness firms that exploit poultry contract growers as a standard business practice,” David…
Farmers Sue Food Tech “Disruptors” Behind Cooks Venture for Bringing Financial Ruin
Thirteen farmers today sued the four principal executive officers behind the food startup Cooks Venture, alleging that they were manipulated, lied to and led into financial ruin by the defendant businessmen. The…
Lancaster Farming: Farm Aid Panels Focus on Equity for Family Farmers
“On Wednesday of this week, we filed the suit against Tyson,” said Muraskin, whose group specifically focuses on industrial animal agriculture. “It’s lying about what it’s doing and saying it’s…
Why We Don’t Wait on Corporate Ag Promises
“What happened to antibiotic-free chicken?” So asked a recent article examining the unfortunate but predictable arc of a years-long campaign to get excessive antibiotics out of chicken feed. For decades,…
Big Ag Needs Governments to Keep Bailing It Out
Our rights to enjoy clean water, fresh air and land free of life-threatening toxins should be non-negotiable. But when it comes to Big Ag, our elected officials are consistently willing…
Daley Farm v. County of Winona (Land Stewardship Project Intervention)
This case was a dispute over the dramatic expansion of a dairy operation. The authority of local government hung in the balance.
Food Safety News: SCOTUS isn’t interested in taking up Ag-gag
This week, the Supreme Court turned down North Carolina’s appeal to stop operatives from secretly taking documents and recordings without the owner’s permission.