A Campaign to Stop the EATS Act

The Organization for Competitive Markets as well as the Competitive Markets Action have launched a $100,000 ad campaign to fight the imminent reintroduction of the Ending Agriculture Trade Suppression Act.  The groups say this legislation threatens states’ rights and family farms by eliminating state agricultural laws.  The campaign highlights the growing concerns about foreign ownership of U.S. farmland, particularly by Chinese interests

“If EATS or anything like it is added to the farm bill or passed by Congress, it will be devastating for dairy producers across America,” said Deborah Mills, former Chair of the National Dairy Producers Organization and an OCM board member.

Enacting the bill via the Farm Bill would eliminate hundreds of state agricultural laws, the organizations note, paving the way for increased foreign control without necessary safeguards.

“OCM is ready to roll up our sleeves to help prevent the EATS Act from being enacted in the upcoming farm bill,” said OCM President Taylor Haynes.

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