Remember the "antibiotic-free chicken" promise that was ubiquitous across big meat company advertising just a few years ago? Turns out it was never compatible with the nature of the factory farm system. "The industry’s ruthless drive for profit and 'efficiency' has relegated chickens to such dirty, overcrowded, and stressful living conditions that the birds get sick and die en masse if they don’t regularly consume low doses of antibiotics in their feed or water," FarmSTAND Senior Staff Attorney Kelsey Eberly writes. It's part of a bigger trend: At FarmSTAND, we know that when Big Ag makes promises and announces commitments, 99% of the time it’s just corporate image-laundering — an effort to ease the public exposure and pressure from activists’ or consumers’ campaigns or to dissuade regulators from cracking down. FarmSTAND doesn’t ask Big Ag companies to make promises. We sue them for misleading the public and breaking those promises. We believe transformative change comes not from boardrooms, but courtrooms and communities. Kelsey explores the allure of the corporate commitment, and the mandate for those aiming to build a better food system to take nothing at face value, on FarmSTAND's blog: https://lnkd.in/etvSMRYA
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FarmSTAND fights back against the corporations that dominate all aspects of our food system — exploiting animals and the environment, as well as workers and consumers, especially people of color. We work in courtrooms and communities to transform the food system while holding corporations and government leaders accountable. Our network of attorneys and legal partners has filed dozens of cases across every movement sector and area of law, securing important victories. By winning cases, partnering with communities, and holding corporations accountable, we can create a food system that works for people and the planet. If you’re ready to fight for a better future, join us: https://mailchi.mp/0596a87dcf2b/fight-for-a-fair-food-system
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Today's industrial animal ag system is dominated by a handful of megacorporations. Big Ag will sacrifice anything to save a buck. Given that, our government asking nicely and hoping for the best is not a true public health/environmental protection strategy. https://lnkd.in/eWthDwby
US undercounts bird flu in cattle as farmers shun testing
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I'm thrilled to see the Michigan Supreme Court ruling in favor of environmental protection! The ruling grants state regulators full authority to ensure livestock and poultry operations better manage the billions of pounds of manure contributing to waterway contamination. This landmark 5-2 decision, the most significant environmental protection measure in Michigan in years, is a testament to the power of persistence and the law in protecting policies that support people, animals, and planet over corporate profit. Nitrates and phosphorus from industrial animal agriculture and the cheap feed grown to support it have long plagued Lake Erie and other state waters, and this ruling marks a crucial step toward a cleaner, healthier environment. At FarmSTAND, we believe in amplifying these wins and investing in the law as a powerful tool for social change. Let's continue to support and celebrate these important strides toward a more equitable and sustainable future! 🌱✨ #LegalWins #SustainableAgriculture #FarmSTAND
Michigan notches a victory in effort to rein in polluting farm waste
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NEW: Because all workers deserve a safe workplace, a variety of national and state-based organizations that provide education and legal services to workers - represented by FarmSTAND - have filed an amicus brief in defense of a critical Biden Administration rule related to worker safety protections. OSHA's "walkaround" rule clarifies that the Occupational Safety & Health Act allows workers to designate a third-party employee representative to aid OSHA’s inspection of their physical worksite. But Big Business wants to use a meritless lawsuit to stop it from taking effect. We're taking this action alongside Sur Legal Collaborative, Worksafe, Justice at Work Pennsylviania, National Black Worker Center, National Employment Law Project, and MA Coalition for Safety & Health (MassCOSH). More on why this rule is necessary and lawful here: https://lnkd.in/e8_Ajg2H
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Noticed more product recalls for vegetables in recent years? As our food system has increased its reliance on factory farming over the decades, pathogens like E.coli have made the jump to being standard leafy green contaminants. Staff Attorney Holly Bainbridge explains how by understanding the ways industrial animal ag contaminates produce with dangerous pathogens, we can begin to address the root causes of foodborne illness and advocate for a food system that prioritizes safety and sustainability: https://lnkd.in/dM-k4dih
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NEW: FarmSTAND is representing farmworker advocates and workers acting to preserve really important federal protections for workers with H-2A visas. These organizations and workers have filed an amicus brief in a meritless legal challenge to the Biden Administration’s recently finalized rule protecting the rights of workers in temporary agricultural employment. They argue that the suit fundamentally misunderstands the purpose of the H-2A program, and that the relief sought by the plaintiff states and employers – the shredding of the full rule – would gravely harm the hundreds of thousands of agricultural workers who need its protection. Those protections include requiring seatbelts in vehicles transporting workers so as to prevent horrific traffic accidents, ensuring workers in employer-provided housing can receive guests and visits from service providers, and preventing employers from retaliating against workers who file a complaint or speak with an attorney. Groups on the brief include Comité de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolas, Community Legal Services, Farmworker Justice, Farmworker Legal Services, The Georgia Legal Services Program, Justice at Work, Legal Action of Wisconsin, Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc., The National Legal Aid and Defender Association, The Northwest Workers' Justice Project, Sur Legal Collaborative, United Farm Workers Of America, and The UFW Foundation. The individual amici Willie Shelly and Tyrone Cason work with H-2A workers at a farm in Mississippi and perform the same job duties. All amici are represented by FarmSTAND and Sur Legal. https://lnkd.in/ezpU_i3q
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ON APPEAL: Because everyone should be able to work in conditions that are dignified, fair, and healthy, and getting injured at work should never mean losing your income or ability to take care of your family, we're taking the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center v. Whitmer case to the Michigan Supreme Court. More on this fight alongside the Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice: https://lnkd.in/eBu2agJe
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"Paul Hosford, a fifth-generation Boone County resident, said the county has 'never recovered' from the 1980s farm crisis. As farmers went bankrupt en masse, the county lost families with the deepest roots. Industrial agriculture solved the lack of farm labor, but, Hosford said, it could not replace those farm families’ contributions to the community’s well-being. 'We lost so many people who gave to their communities in many different ways,' he said." We're helping to build a food system that nourishes all of us, and one that won't keep digging rural America into a deeper hole. Great reporting on a governor's impossible Big Ag promises in Nebraska's Flatwater Free Press: https://lnkd.in/eHAuESh5
Pillen’s promises: Economic boom and little harm for neighbors. They haven’t always panned out. - Flatwater Free Press
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