FarmSTAND

November 13, 2024 In Press Release

A Fair Food System Can’t Wait: FarmSTAND’s Statement Following the 2024 Election

At FarmSTAND, we’re not just taking on corporations; we’re fighting alongside every worker, every community, and every farmer under threat from this new administration. As policies shift to further favor corporate power over the public good, we’re committed to fighting the battles that matter most....

Aerial view hog barns surrounded by floodwaters. It appears a manure lagoon is inundated with flood water and has breached its boundaries

October 25, 2024 In Blog

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 flooding is hard enough, but people living near industrial factory farms face an additional threat:...

October 15, 2024 In Press Release

Towards Justice, Haitian Workers File Charges Against Greeley Meatpacking Plant

On Friday, a Haitian worker at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, CO filed charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that JBS is forcing hundreds of Haitian workers to work at dangerous speeds and limiting their access to the bathroom. Towards Justice, King...

October 11, 2024 In News

Portland Business Journal: NW Natural accused of greenwashing with customer ‘Smart Energy’ program

"'They ignore the excess methane that's created by the cows, there are not reliable in measuring claimed emissions benefits, they're notoriously leaky (and) equipment can malfunction,' Kelsey Eberly, a senior staff attorney at FarmSTAND, said."...

October 10, 2024 In News

Law360: Oregon Gas Customers Sue Over ‘Greenwashing’ Program

"This factory farm system that Northwest Natural has tricked its customers to buy into 'is entrenching both industrial agriculture and fossil fuel infrastructure,' Kelsey Eberly of FarmSTAND, an attorney representing the customers, said in the same press release."...

October 10, 2024 In Press Release

Northwest Natural Gas Customers Sue Over ‘Greenwashing’ in Smart Energy Program

Oregon Northwest Natural Gas customers late yesterday sued the company over misleading claims at the heart of its Smart Energy program, which it advertises as a way for customers to “offset” their natural gas emissions by funding projects that the company says “reduce, or prevent...

October 2, 2024 In News

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 Muraskin, litigation director at FarmSTAND and counsel for the plaintiffs, said in a statement....

A middle-aged adult woman working in a dairy farm

September 27, 2024 In Blog

The Government Should Be Protecting People, Not Profits, from Bird Flu

We’ve known about the spread of bird flu to dairy cows, dairy workers, and poultry workers since early 2024, yet we still know very little about how many people and animals are getting sick and how we’ll be able to contain the spread of disease....

September 25, 2024 In Press Release

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 now-bankrupt Cooks Venture had promised to “disrupt” agriculture by rapidly scaling production and distribution of...

September 20, 2024 In News

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 protecting the environment.”...

FarmSTAND

A Fair Food System Can’t Wait: FarmSTAND’s Statement Following the 2024 Election

When the Hurricane is Gone, But Toxic Factory Farm Waste Remains

Towards Justice, Haitian Workers File Charges Against Greeley Meatpacking Plant

Portland Business Journal: NW Natural accused of greenwashing with customer ‘Smart Energy’ program

Law360: Oregon Gas Customers Sue Over ‘Greenwashing’ Program

Northwest Natural Gas Customers Sue Over ‘Greenwashing’ in Smart Energy Program

AgricultureDive: Former poultry growers sue Cooks Venture execs for operating ‘defacto ponzi scheme’

The Government Should Be Protecting People, Not Profits, from Bird Flu

Farmers Sue Food Tech “Disruptors” Behind Cooks Venture for Bringing Financial Ruin

Lancaster Farming: Farm Aid Panels Focus on Equity for Family Farmers

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