Contract Agriculture

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Press Release: Tyson Moves to Increase Lion’s Share of Market Control  

August 29, 2018
Tyson Foods purchased Keystone Foods, LLC from Marfrig Global Foods SA, for $2.16 billion. Along with three other companies, Tyson currently controls more than half of the U.S. poultry industry. With this purchase, they’ll have broader global reach, as Keystone Foods is a main supplier of chicken nuggets to McDonald’s Corp.
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The Truth is Out. Again.

March 7, 2018
The RAFI-USA team received an anonymous letter from a farmer, regarding unfair poultry contracts that have plagued farms in North Georgia. According to the farmer’s account, many farm families have suffered at the hands of Tyson for years, and treatment of growers is getting worse.
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USDA Betrays Farmers by Terminating Fair Practice Rules

October 17, 2017
The USDA announced that it will terminate the Interim Final Farmer Fair Practice Rule, which was set to go into effect October 19th. This action is a step in the wrong direction for rural America, as it sides with Big Meat and against farmers.
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Farmers visit Congress

The Campaign Continues: Under Contract & More from Contract Ag

October 5, 2017
So far, 2017 has been a whirlwind year for our Contract Agriculture Reform Program. We held two premieres of our documentary film, Under Contract: Farmers and the Fine Print, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC and at Anthology Film Archives in New York City, and we later held screenings across the country that reached more than 500 people. We’re still riding that wave of initial success to expand our program and our impact.
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