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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.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace 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. Nancy Mace, R-SC, with their Leadership Award for her work to reform the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Commodity Checkoff Programs, and defeat the EATS Act, H.R. 4417.

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Competitive Markets Action Sponsors Daily Caller Foundation’s Annual Gala, Applauds Mace, Mooney, Miller, Lee, Paul, and Other Members of Congress

This month, Competitive Markets Action, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit working to defeat the terrible EATS Act, H.R. 4417/S. 2190, sponsored The Daily Caller Foundation’s Annual Awards Gala in our Nation’s Capital. The groups saw great success in discussions with numerous Members of Congress, Tucker Carlson, and Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a longtime proponent of sustainable agriculture.

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Farm Groups Applaud Seven New Co-Sponsors for the Mace-Titus OFF Act

Today, farm groups including American Grassfed Association, Competitive Markets Action, the Organization for Competitive Markets, Farm Action Fund, Independent Cattlemen of Wyoming, and R-CALF USA applauded seven members of Congress for their new co-sponsorship of H.R.1249/S.557, the bipartisan Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act, which would restore accountability and transparency to agricultural checkoff programs.

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Courageous Members of Congress Applauded By Consumers and Producers for Voting to Clean Up Swampy, Scandal-Ridden USDA Programs

The U.S. House of Representatives considered an amendment led by Reps. Victoria Spartz, R-IN, and Thomas Massie, R-KY, to H.R. 4368, the FY 2024 Agriculture Appropriations Act that brought great attention to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s scandal-ridden Commodity Checkoff Programs. These quasigovernmental organizations help fund much of the annual budget at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), Dairy Management, Inc., that continue to lobby for policies that have proven to be harmful to producers like the repeal of Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL).

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Reps. Victoria Spartz and Thomas Massie Applauded by Independent Farmers for Championing Amendment to Rein in USDA's Scandal-Ridden Commodity Checkoffs

The Organization for Competitive Markets, Competitive Markets Action, and Alabama Contract Poultry Growers Association (ALCPGA), applauded U.S. Reps. Victoria Spartz, R-IN, and Thomas Massie, R-KY, for introducing an amendment (#76) to H.R. 4368, the FY24 Agriculture Appropriations Act that would fund the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) and other agencies. The amendment was ruled in order earlier this week and will be up for a vote before the full U.S. House later today.

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Independent Farmers and Ranchers Storm Capitol Hill in Opposition to EATS Assault on States’ Rights, Advocate to Reform USDA’s Scandal-Ridden Checkoff Programs

As the current Farm Bill expiration date approaches Sept. 30, and Congress continues to stall in advancing a new one, American family farmers and ranchers, who have a direct stake in the outcome, mobilized to Washington D.C. Sept. 17-22 to assert their position on key bills during their second Farm Bill summit in two months.

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Leaders from DOJ and Competitive Markets Orgs Highlight Antitrust Issues at Consumer Federation of America Conference as Sen. Mike Lee Files New Checkoff Reform Amendment

Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division at the U.S. Dept. of Justice (DOJ), Michael Kades, and Marty Irby, President and CEO of Competitive Markets Action, and Board Secretary at the Organization for Competitive Markets, co-hosted a fireside chat on the need for more enforcement against anti-monopolistic practices throughout the agriculture sector.

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Competitive Markets Action Hires Cassidy Alumni, Pennsylvania Native, Vinnie Trometter to Head Government Affairs

Competitive Markets Action (CMA) is pleased to announce the hiring of Vinnie Trometter, as Director of Government Affairs. Trometter most recently worked at Cassidy and Associates, one of Washington, D.C.’s top lobbying firms, and is a native of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, located in the 15th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, a seat held by U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson, R-State College.

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