Fairness in Farming: Increased Transparency for Agricultural Promotion Programs
This act aims to increase fairness and transparency in agricultural commodity promotion programs, funded by farmer contributions. It prohibits the use of these funds for lobbying and anti-competitive activities, and mandates public disclosure of expenditures. This will give farmers better insight into how their money is spent, potentially impacting price stability and fair competition in the food market.
Key points
Prohibits the use of funds from agricultural promotion programs for influencing government policy or lobbying.
Requires public disclosure of all expenditures and contracts by promotion program boards, increasing public oversight.
Forbids anti-competitive actions and disparaging other agricultural commodities, protecting fair competition.
Mandates regular audits of promotion programs to ensure compliance with the law and benefit all farmers.
Introduced
Citizen Poll