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"...when line speeds get pushed faster and faster, inspectors are forced to make less thorough reviews." Trump 1.0's deregulation of slaughterhouses created the conditions for more foodborne illness in the years since: https://lnkd.in/eHNNphKv

Throughout 2024, we warned that we can’t trust the industry that voluntarily creates the conditions for the spread of disease to voluntarily find the solution. We need a new food system that works for the health of everyone. https://lnkd.in/dkZiFtnj

Start 2025 off right by fueling the fight for a fair and healthy food system – make a donation to FarmSTAND today: https://lnkd.in/e6AUYt4S Every day, FarmSTAND is empowering workers, rural communities, and independent food producers to stand up to Big Ag bullies and transform the way we put food on the table. Your gift will amplify our impact and move us all closer to the world we want to see: https://lnkd.in/e6AUYt4S https://lnkd.in/ezi8hv8c

Hey friends! I’m now on Bluesky, and I’d love to connect with you there! 🌟 I’ll be sharing updates about FarmSTAND’s fight for a fair, just food system and discussing how we’re taking on corporate agribusiness in courtrooms and communities. Follow me and FarmSTAND and let me know you’ve joined—I’ll be sure to follow back! Let’s keep building this movement together https://lnkd.in/egfvpgPp https://lnkd.in/ep9nenv6

Every day, we are building the food system we want to see — a system run by the people, for the people, not one dominated by a handful of powerful corporations. This year, FarmSTAND secured some big wins in court and filed a slew of new lawsuits on behalf of workers, consumers, and independent producers of food that challenge the Big Ag status quo. Your end-of-year donation to FarmSTAND will help us build a better food system in the new year and beyond: https://lnkd.in/e6AUYt4S

🌟 2024: A Year of Progress and Impact at FarmSTAND 🌟 As we reflect on our first year as an independent organization, I’m thrilled to share some of the incredible work FarmSTAND has accomplished in 2024. From holding corporations accountable for greenwashing to empowering rural communities and workers, we’ve made real strides toward building a fairer, more sustainable food system. 📖 Read our Year in Review: https://lnkd.in/eM3qQddw But we’re not slowing down! Just this past week, we published two additional blogs: - Exposing Trump’s Deregulation Efforts - How Big Ag Thrives on Immigration Threats 🚨 Don’t miss out: Make sure you’re signed up for our newsletter to stay informed and join the fight for a fair food system: https://lnkd.in/ektzX6Nu As we look forward to 2025, I want to wish you a joyful holiday season and a powerful new year filled with progress, hope, and impact. Thank you for being part of this movement. Together, we’re making change happen! Thank you for being part of this movement. Together, we’re making change happen! 

"By pushing for faster line speeds and reduced inspections, Trump clearly aligned his first administration with the corporate meatpacking giants that benefit from higher production rates, while showing little regard for the welfare of workers, consumers, and animals." In her look back at Trump’s pro-industry approach to federal oversight of slaughterhouses, FarmSTAND Staff Attorney Holly Bainbridge gives us an idea of what’s to come over the next four years, and what FarmSTAND is prepared to do about it. https://lnkd.in/eHNNphKv

It was our first full year as the only legal organization in the country dedicated solely to taking on the corporate, industrial animal agriculture system. We hit the ground running. https://lnkd.in/eQ-Z4JUs

It is an open secret that our food system feeds off the labor of undocumented workers and other vulnerable immigrants. It’s estimated that undocumented workers make up anywhere from 30-50 percent of the meatpacking workforce. Foreign-born workers make up an even larger proportion of animal agriculture industries like dairy and pork processing, from 60 up to 90 percent in some states, many of them undocumented.  Deporting these workers would decimate the food industry and Big Ag knows it. So why aren’t they ringing the alarm bell?  Senior Staff Attorney Amal Bouhabib explains on FarmSTAND's blog: https://lnkd.in/eWbyMupz

A little bit at a time, and despite it all, a better food system is being built all around us: https://lnkd.in/er9HWnaG Dirt Capital Partners Civil Eats