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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 14h

Yesterday, we argued before the Michigan Supreme Court that undocumented immigrants have a right to workers comp. The state is using an immunity defense, & if the court agrees, it will limit the people's ability to challenge state injustice.

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Black and blue graphic featuring an image of the Michigan Supreme Court and the following text attributed to David Muraskin, FarmSTAND Co-Founder and Managing Director of Litigation: "What [the governor] has done before this court is try to skirt that issue and say 'Well this is really an issue of procedure,' and dodge the implications of all her arguments in lower courts."

Black-and-blue graphic featuring logos from MIRC, FarmSTAND, the Sugar Law Center, UFW Foundation, and the ACLU of Michigan reading "We told the Michigan Supreme Court: Workers must follow the law. Immigrant workers need and deserve workers compensation.

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 19h

Factory farm biogas uses methane emissions from manure to generate energy. It entrenches the factory farm system, worsening the climate crisis. This case is a huge step in holding Big Ag accountable for their environmental damage. Learn more on our case page ➡️ buff.ly/kEyNmLR

No Greenwashing Factory Farm Gas (Blumm v. Northwest Natural Gas Co.) - FarmSTAND

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…

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 19h

We're representing Oregonians suing Northwest Natural for greenwashing its natural gas via an "offset" program. The problem is that those offsets benefit factory farm biogas producers, which entrenches the factory farm system and puts us further from solving the climate crisis.

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 22h

On the blog, read why FarmSTAND doesn’t wait on corporate ag promises—we build power in communities to demand real change farmstand.org/why-we-dont-...

Why We Don’t Wait on Corporate Ag Promises - FarmSTAND

For decades, global public health leaders have been sounding the alarm on the overuse of antibiotics, including in agriculture. Yet the chicken industry has for years gobbled up massive quantities of…

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 22h

McDonald’s is bragging about its new investment in regenerative agriculture, but we’re not holding our breath for any meaningful changes to the industrial animal ag system McDonald’s relies on. www.foodandpower.net/latest/mcdon...

How McDonald’s Latest Regenerative Beef Investment Falls Short — Food & Power

RFK Jr. praised McDonald’s $200M donation as the Trump administration cuts USDA staff that support rangeland conservation. Rather than fund short-term projects, advocates want McDonald’s to pay…

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 1d

We filed an amicus brief on behalf of @healfoodalliance.bsky.social to challenge the cancellation of a new data reporting rule. The Trump admin's attempt to invalidate the rule enables discrimination and helps Big Ag take over more of our food system.
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America’s unfair food system was built on lending discrimination. We’re fighting back. - FarmSTAND

American agriculture relies on credit as much as it does seeds, soil, rain, and sun. Without credit, farmers cannot invest in tractors, livestock, or new irrigation systems. They may not survive a…

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 1d

Unfair lending practices have systematically kept Black farmers and other farmers of color from owning land since Reconstruction. Data is the key to creating more equitable policy and holding discriminatory lenders accountable.

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 2d

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standards have made manure a goldmine for mega-dairies. Nearby communities of color pay the price. “We’re trapped here…It’s a time bomb where we live” sentientmedia.org/california-c... @gaeacabico.bsky.social

How a California Clean Energy Program Became a Boon for Big Dairies

Central Valley residents say the state’s program for cutting methane emissions incentivizes factory farms and leaves local communities gasping.

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 3d

Emissions from industrial animal agriculture must be a part of the climate conversation. New analysis shows most media outlets overlook Big Meat’s role in the climate crisis. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 6d

On the blog, FarmSTAND breaks down how Big Ag thrives on the fear created by ICE. These corporations count on a scared and exploitable workforce to maximize profits. farmstand.org/how-big-ag-t...

How Big Ag Thrives on Trump's Immigration Threats - FarmSTAND

It’s estimated that undocumented workers make up anywhere from 30-50 percent of the meatpacking workforce. Foreign-born workers make up an even larger proportion of animal agriculture industries like…

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 6d

· ICE’s campaign of terror is “chilling speech and chilling organizing…among immigrant workers” prospect.org/labor/2025-1... @sarahlazare.bsky.social @prospect.org

How ICE Terror Campaigns Are Used to Discipline Labor

While Chicago sees a surge of ICE detentions, workers are facing retaliation as immigrants when they advocate for their rights.

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 7d

Offsets are a flawed concept, both for fighting climate change and factory farms. In our latest blog, Senior Staff Attorney Kelsey Eberly breaks down why meat offsets are a false solution and why challenging Big Ag & empowering communities is the real route to change.
Read it➡️ farmstand.org/offsets

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 8d

Iowa has the second highest rate of cancer in the US and is one of only two states where cancer rates are increasing. The culprit is chemicals from Big Ag, who care more about their profits than our health.

Learn about a new initiative to protect Iowans from factory farm chemicals➡️ buff.ly/jpuIGd3

The Cancerous Elephant in Iowa’s Room | Food with Mark Bittman

#1-bestselling food writer Mark Bittman explores all aspects of what we put in our mouths - from cooking tips and recipes to food policy and interviews.

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 9d

Join the movement for a fair food system! Our email subscribers are the first to know about big developments in our work, and they get regular updates in our monthly newsletter. This is your chance to stay informed and engaged in the fight for a better food system.

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 10d

We conducted our own research to prove that a few reforms could make the checkoff genuinely helpful to independent producers. Find out more in Part Two of our Checkoff Deep Dive, and stay tuned for Part Three.

Read Part Two now ➡️ farmstand.org/checkoff

Deep Dive: Checkoff - FarmSTAND

We’re fighting in courtrooms and communities to dismantle the barriers to a fair food system led by independent food producers—including by taking on USDA’s checkoff programs.

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 10d

The beef checkoff has paid millions for research to justify its cost to ranchers. But that research is flawed and doesn't account for small producers. That means that independent ranchers are paying a tax and the money is being spent on shoddy research to falsely claim that the system helps them.

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 13d

USDA's racist, foolhardy "DEI Purge" threatens the livelihoods of all kinds of farmers building the fair food system we all deserve.

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USDA's DEI Purge: How Trump and Rollins are reshaping American agriculture - Investigate Midwest

In Vicksburg, Mississippi, the south end of town near the municipal airport has no grocery stores, no food pantries. Mired in a federally recognized food desert, nearby families struggled to obtain…

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Prism @prismreports.org · 14d

An investigation by @tinavasquez.bsky.social follows the story of Isabella, who was granted a temporary farmworker visa to work in the U.S., promised $12.67/hr. She did not know yet that she would be chewed up & spit out in the gaping maw of the American agricultural machine like countless others.

She managed to get a farmworker visa. Once in the U.S., she endured abuse.

A Prism investigation reveals that women are routinely shut out of the H-2A program. Those who get in report doing non-agricultural labor and facing sexual violence and trafficking

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 14d

We exposed how the beef checkoff works and how its corruption harms small ranchers in the first part of our Deep Dive. Read it now to understand why the checkoff is such a problem, and stay tuned for Part Two, dropping next week.
Read it here ➡️ farmstand.org/checkoff

A FarmSTAND branded graphic. Quote: Today, checkoff programs are little more than a funnel for billions of dollars to flow from hardworking farmers and ranchers into the pockets of agricultural trade and lobbying organizations. Quote is from FarmSTAND's Beef Checkoff Deep Dive Part One. Image of cows dressed as farmers in a funnel. Money falls out of the bottom of the funnel into the briefcase of a cow wearing a suit.

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 14d

Local residents know that CAFOs make bad neighbors — and they're standing up for their right to pass ordinances to protect their communities. More good news for clean water coming out of Wisconsin!

Western Wisconsin town passes ordinance regulating operations of large farms

A western Wisconsin town has passed an ordinance that would regulate the operations of large livestock farms.

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 14d

The whiplash on this policy shows that if a program isn't lining Big Ag's pockets, it's on Trump's chopping block — regardless of what's good for farmers, children, and rural America.

FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 14d

An important step, but not enough to make up for the damage caused by USDA's reckless cuts. Rollins shouldn't be bragging about this about-face on the unfair, unpopular move to cut farm-to-school funding that helped schools buy and serve food grown by local farmers.

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USDA Releases Farm-to-School Funding After Earlier Cancellation

Secretary Rollins announced the availability of $18 million for 2026, with changes that will lead to fewer, bigger projects.

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 16d

We had so much fun connecting with everyone at Farm Aid! Events like this are so important for growing our relationships and grounding us in our shared ideals. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table on Saturday, and if we missed you, you can always connect with us online!

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 17d

Big Ag wants a workforce that's too desperate to protest their mistreatment, and that's where immigrant labor comes in. Learn the real reasons Americans aren't taking ag jobs ➡️ buff.ly/gADXF4F

No, Americans Won’t Fill Big Ag Jobs. Corporations Prefer It That Way. - FarmSTAND

In creatively cruel ways, President Trump is making good on his promise to carry out the largest mass deportation in history. Across the country, heavily armed federal agents in camouflage storm…

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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 17d

There's a narrative that U.S.-born-laborers don't take ag jobs because they're too spoiled for hard work. The truth is that Americans don't take those jobs because they're exploitative, underpaid, dangerous, and exempt from protections like overtime pay and workers comp.

No, Americans Won’t Fill Big Ag Jobs. Corporations Prefer It That Way. - FarmSTAND

In creatively cruel ways, President Trump is making good on his promise to carry out the largest mass deportation in history. Across the country, heavily armed federal agents in camouflage storm…

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