A resolution calling for a Farmers Bill of Rights has been introduced in both houses of Congress. The measure came from the Family Farm Action group along with 19 other organizations intended to level the playing field for independent farmers and rural communities. Family Farm Action President and CEO Joe Maxwell says independent producers are being damaged by corporate control over their markets and their equipment.
He says the resolution is the initial step toward putting forward legislation to improve the economic condition for farmers and ranchers.
Maxwell says independent producers are losing out to large corporations for their rightful share of the consumers dollar.
Maxwell says also forming the Family Farm Alliance to conduct research, build policy reforms, and create market innovations to help those independent producers get the prosperity they deserve.
