Press Releases
Limited Government Agriculture Scorecard Launched by American Family Farmers
Today, Competitive Markets Action, the Institute for Legislative Analysis, and the Organization for Competitive Markets, proudly announced the launch of the first Limited Government Agriculture Scorecard. This initiative is designed to combat cronyism in agriculture and hold lawmakers accountable to the needs of small and independent family farmers who have long-been working to fight foreign multinational conglomerates and the Global Meat Cartel’s corporate capture of the U.S. agriculture.
Former U.S. Navy Serviceman Joe Fraser Secures Endorsement from Competitive Markets Action
Joe Fraser, in the Minnesota Republican primary for Senate. Fraser has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to his country and the people of Minnesota through his almost 26 years of military service. As a veteran, Fraser understands the necessity of protecting American values, and that starts with American agriculture. He believes in defending the security of our nation’s food supply chain and keeping foreign interests like China from shutting down the last remaining American family farmers in Minnesota.
U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Secures Endorsement from Competitive Markets Action
Today, Competitive Markets Action (CMA) announced their endorsement of Representative Anna Paulina Luna, R-St. Petersburg, for Congress in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Luna has been an unwavering leader against the China-backed EATS Act, H.R. 4417/S. 2019, led by Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-IA, and Sen. Roger Marshall, R-KS.
U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles Secures Endorsement from Competitive Markets Action
Today, Competitive Markets Action (CMA) announced their endorsement of Representative Andy Ogles, R-Columbia, in the Tennessee Republican primary for Congress. Ogles has demonstrated outstanding support of agricultural transparency, fair market practices, and unwavering dedication to fostering competition in the marketplace.
Ranchers and Farmers Respond to USDA's Proposed Stockyards and Packers Act Regulations
Today, the Alabama Contract Poultry Growers Association, Organization for Competitive Markets, and Competitive Markets Action released the following statement in response to the USDA's announcement of proposed Stockyards and Packers Act regulations that provides workable guidelines on how the USDA can fulfill its statutory obligations to ensure fair and competitive national livestock and poultry markets:
Alabama Farmers Gather to Demand Change in the Farm Bill During Event Held in Guntersville
Friday, farmers from across North Alabama gathered at Top O’ the River, for the national Enough Is Enough Tour to call on Congress to deliver a farm bill that shifts power back to America’s producers. The event was sponsored by the Alabama Contract Poultry Growers Association (ALCPGA), Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM), and Competitive Markets Action (CMA) in collaboration with Farm Action, the American Grassfed Association, and other farm groups across America. Representatives from the offices of U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-AL, and U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-AL-04, joined as well.
Statement on USDA Poultry Grower and Capital Improvement Systems Proposed Regulations Announced Today
"We applaud the USDA for finally stepping up to prevent exploitation of contract poultry growers across America and hope to see these regulations swiftly finalized," said Marty Irby, president at Competitive Markets Action and secretary at the Organization for Competitive Markets who also represents the Alabama Contract Poultry Growers Association as their lobbyist. "American family farmers are in peril and this encouraging news gives our producers hope amidst the fallout of House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson's Farm Bill that would decimate small and medium sized producers."
Statement on Chairman Glenn Thompson's House Farm Bill Released Today
"Chairman's Thompson's Farm Bill is exactly what we expected and is a direct reflection of the continued corruption in the swamp that has put countless American family farmers out of business decade after decade. The measure panders to industrial agriculture monopolies like the Chinese-owned Smithfield, the National Pork Producers Council, and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, and would nullify countless state laws across the country that protect the last few remaining independent pork producers in our nation with its slimmed down version of the EATS Act.”
American Family Farmers Honor Marty Irby with The John Helmuth Award
The John Helmuth Award – Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) highest honor named in remembrance of OCM’s late co-founder John Helmuth, and presented on select occasions – was awarded to OCM Board Director and Secretary, Marty Irby, president and CEO of Capitol South, LLC, and Competitive Markets Action, in Washington, D.C. Helmuth was instrumental in forming OCM and laying the intellectual groundwork for analyzing meatpacker market power.
USDOJ, USDA, and Mississippi Ag Commissioner Rally with American Family Farmers and Ranchers at Organization for Competitive Markets Annual Meeting
Members of the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM), met in the Southeastern U.S., for the group’s annual conference, general membership meeting, and election of officers. The group was blessed with a raft of speakers that included Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson, Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Michael Kades, and Andy Green, Senior Advisor to the Secretary at the U.S. Dept of Agriculture.
Farm Competition Groups Call on Biden Administration to Dismiss USDA Appointee with ties to the Chinese Communist Party
Today, the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM), and Competitive Markets Action (CMA), called on President Joe Biden and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, to dismiss USDA’s Pork Checkoff Board Member Stewart Leeth, the chief sustainability officer at Smithfield Foods, a company wholly owned by the Chinese group 万洲国际, and whose purchase in 2013 was financed directly by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Rep. Nancy Mace Wins Farm Group Endorsement in Republican Primary
Today, Competitive Markets Action, Inc. (CMA), a 501(c)(4) non-profit based in Washington, D.C., with the mission of promoting more regenerative and sustainable agriculture, and competitive markets in the U.S., and defending against attacks on states’ rights by the federal government, endorsed U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., for re-election in the First Congressional District Republican primary against Catherine Templeton. Earlier this year Mace was also endorsed by former President Donald J. Trump who deemed Mace a “strong conservative voice.”
Farm Groups Announce "Enough is Enough" Tour with Event in Guntersville
Today, 16 farm organizations announced the launch of the national Enough Is Enough Tour in protest of government policies that drive consolidation of the food system into the hands of the largest multinational corporations to the detriment of farmers and ranchers. A major focus of the tour is to highlight corruption in government checkoff programs, which compel farmers and ranchers to contribute a staggering one billion dollars annually and which have been co-opted by corporate interests.
Rep. Jim McGovern applauded by Farm Groups for Shining Light on Chinese Smithfield’s Attempt to Overturn Question 3
Today, the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM), and Competitive Markets Action (CMA), applauded U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-MA, for shining light on Smithfield Foods, a company owned by the Chinese group 万洲国际, during a hearing held Wednesday by the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture entitled “The Danger China Poses to American Agriculture.”
Moms and Farm Groups Call on Lobbyists to Terminate, Delist China’s Smithfield
Today Moms for America, the Organization for Competitive Markets, and Competitive Markets Action, called on and lobbying firms who represent Smithfield Foods, owned by Chinese 万洲国际, to drop the foreign multinational conglomerate as a client ahead of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture’s hearing entitled “The Danger China Poses to American Agriculture.”
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul Honored with Leadership Award by Competitive Markets Groups
The Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) and Competitive Markets Action (CMA), honored U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, with their Leadership Award for his work to reform the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Commodity Checkoff Programs and for helping American family farmers localize meat processing.
Farm Groups Respond to Chairman Glenn Thompson’s Plan to Nullify Prop 12
Today the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) and Competitive Markets Action (CMA) issued the following statement in response to U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson's “fix” to California’s Proposition 12.
Statement on Biden Announcement of “Product of U.S.A.” Meat Labeling Reform
Competitive Markets Action statement following the Biden USDA’s new regulation mandating that all meat products sold with the “Product of U.S.A.” label must be derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the U.S.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Leads House Freedom Caucus Letter Against China’s EATS Act and Foreign Attempt to Takeover U.S. Food Production
Today, ten U.S. House Representatives, primarily Members of the House Freedom Caucus, weighed in with staunch opposition to the so-called Ending Agriculture Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, H.R. 4417/S. 2019 , led by Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-IA, and Sen. Roger Marshall, R-KS, in a letter to House Agriculture Committee leaders. Fox News broke the story here on the letter that the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) and Competitive Markets Action (CMA) advocated for.
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus Honored with Leadership Award by Competitive Markets Groups
The Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) and Competitive Markets Action (CMA), recently announced the recipients of their 2023 Congressional Awards and honored U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-NV, with their Leadership Award for her work to reform the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Commodity Checkoff Programs with the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act, H.R. 1249/S. 557, that Titus has championed since 2017.