USDA commodity checkoff programs put swamp politics ahead of farmers WashTimesOpEd
According to the Department of Agriculture, beef was consumed at an average of 84.4 pounds per person per year in 1970, and in 2023, that number is expected to be 56.7 pounds per person. In contrast, chicken consumption is up from 40.1 pounds in 1970 to an estimated 101.9 pounds projected for 2023 — all without the help of USDA commodity checkoff programs — quasi-governmental slush funds that hamper competing sectors.
Unfortunately, history has proved otherwise. Since the inception of these programs, inappropriate relationships between checkoff boards and lobbying organizations have formed. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been misused, and these checkoff programs, as they are being managed, do not work in the best interests of independent family farmers.
The NPPC’s slogan has, in many cases, disparaged those products and shut down heritage hog farms across the nation. In 1970, the U.S. saw 871,200 pork producers; in 2023, only 67,000 remain. That’s why Sens. Mike Lee, Utah Republican, and Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, along with Rep. Nancy Mace, South Carolina Republican, introduced the bicameral Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act, S 557/H. 1749. The bill is backed by 80 farming organizations, including the National Farmers Union, the Organization for Competitive Markets, and more than 250,000 farmers and ranchers in the U.S.
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