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June 5, 2025
By Rev. John Millspaugh

USDA Confirms Animal Abuse and Cruelty at Alexandre Family Farm; Dairy Now Admits Wrongdoing; Legal Case Moves Forward

A USDA investigation has validated Farm Forward allegations against Alexandre Family Farm, confirming violations of organic and animal welfare standards. USDA moved to suspend Alexandre’s organic certification and placed the company under heightened oversight. The agency’s final report on the truth of our allegations—obtained by Farm Forward through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request—confirms abuses and regulatory breaches that Alexandre had long denied, until compelled by the investigation and inspection records to admit wrongdoing.

 
May 22, 2025
By Farm Forward

Why Some Countries Don’t Buy American Meat

Tariffs may be headline-grabbing, they can distract from a deeper issue: many countries simply don’t want U.S. meat because of how it’s produced.

 
May 13, 2025
By Farm Forward

The Unyielding Rise of Egg Prices: Analyzing the Impact of Bird Flu in 2025

In April 2025, consumers experienced a slight relief in egg prices, sparking widespread discussions. Despite the welcomed decrease, prices remain at historic highs. The question on everyone’s mind is, why? The answer lies in the persistent presence of bird flu.

 
May 12, 2025
By Katie Gillespie

Antibiotic Resistance Is One of the Deadliest Threats of Our Time. The Meat Industry Is To Blame.

The overuse of antibiotics in industrial animal agriculture is a major driver of the antimicrobial resistance crisis—and yet, meat companies and U.S. regulatory agencies have repeatedly failed to act.

 
Published May 2025

Animal Agriculture and the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis: How Corporate Deception and Regulatory Failure Undermine Public Health

Antibiotics in industrial animal farming—how corporate deception and regulatory failure undermine public health 

 
Published May 2025

Cracks in the System: Why U.S. Egg Prices Won’t Drop Until Poultry Farming Changes

Consumers have, for years—and especially in the last few months—been paying record prices for eggs as a result of the H5N1 outbreak in poultry.

 
April 21, 2025
By Farm Forward

Whole Foods’ False Marketing of Raised Without Antibiotics Beef Continues to Deceive Consumers

Whole Foods is knowingly deceiving consumers by selling meat raised with antibiotics under their “no antibiotics, ever” promise.

 
April 16, 2025
By Farm Forward

Press Release: Farm Forward Reveals Major Beef Companies Continue Deceptive Use of Antibiotic-Free Labels

Farm Forward revealed that trusted beef brands like Tyson, Cargill, and JBS have been deceiving consumers by continuing to sell products that are not antibiotic-free under Raised Without Antibiotics (RWA) labels.

 
Published April 2025

Is “Antibiotic-Free” Meat Really Antibiotic-Free?

After USDA Discovered Dozens of Meat Companies’ Deceptions, Its Regulatory Failure Continued.

 
March 10, 2025
By Farm Forward

Press Release: Farm Forward Investigation of Alexandre Family Farm’s Humanewashing Leads to Class Action Suit

The fraud, corruption, and systemic animal abuses of Alexandre Family Farm revealed by Farm Forward have resulted in the filing of a consumer class action lawsuit against the mega-dairy. Humane Farm Animal Care, the group behind the “Certified Humane” label, has also been sued as part of the action. This civil case follows a criminal case brought against Alexandre in California in late 2024.

 
March 10, 2025
By Rev. John Millspaugh

BREAKING: Farm Forward’s abuse investigation results in class action lawsuit against Alexandre Family Farm, Certified Humane

Today, the fraud, corruption, and systemic animal abuses of Alexandre Family Farm revealed by Farm Forward resulted in the filing of a consumer class action lawsuit against the mega-dairy. Humane Farm Animal Care, the group behind the “Certified Humane” label, has also been sued as part of the action. This civil case follows a criminal case brought against Alexandre in California in late 2024.

 
March 7, 2025
By Andrew deCoriolis

Press Release: New Farm Forward Research Reveals How Federal Regulators are Making Bird Flu Worse

Three years into the outbreak and amidst outrageous increases in egg prices, the United States Department of Agriculture continues to make dangerous payouts to big companies and delay corrective action.

 
Published March 2025

Are We Subsidizing the Next Pandemic?

How Government Payments to Big Poultry Threaten Public Health.

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February 19, 2025
By Trevor McCarty

Lucrative Subsidies for Manure Biogas Could Cement Factory Farming

New pushes for manure biogas, also known as Factory Farm Gas, risk cementing factory farming’s worst practices.

 
February 6, 2025
By Rev. John Millspaugh

Why Are Meat, Dairy, and Egg Prices Soaring? A Look Behind the Rising Costs

While inflation has impacted all food categories, two significant factors have disproportionately driven up animal product prices: the devastating impact of avian influenza, and systematic price manipulation by major meat producers.

 
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Octopus farming: What is it and why is it bad?

 
January 17, 2025
By Farm Forward

What is regenerative agriculture and what are its main principles?

During the last decade, regenerative agriculture has received a lot of attention as a form of farming that promises environmental benefits compared to industrial farming systems. While regenerative agriculture can improve soil quality and soil microbiome, it is far from being a silver bullet for climate change—and has its own drawbacks.

 
January 16, 2025
By Farm Forward

Press Release: Farm Forward Extremely Alarmed by America’s First Bird Flu Death; US Must Scale Up Response to Avert Catastrophe

Farm Forward is deeply alarmed by the first bird flu death recorded in the United States. The federal government must act to get the outbreak under control.

 
January 13, 2025
By Rev. John Millspaugh

Building on Success: Farm Forward Celebrates the Launch of the Center for Jewish Food Ethics

Farm Forward is proud to announce the launch of a new nonprofit, the Center for Jewish Food Ethics (CJFE)—the culmination of our eight years of incubation and support for farmed animal advocacy in the Jewish community.

 
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2023-24 Annual Report

 
Published January 2025

The ‘Biogas’ Plot: Fueling Factory Farms in the Midwest

This investigative report details Big Ag’s attempt to lock in factory farming in the Upper Midwest.

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Published January 2025

Gaslit by Biogas: Big Ag’s Reverse Robin Hood Effect

This report details the results of a Farm Forward investigation into factory farming’s latest greenwashing scheme: factory farm gas.

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December 16, 2024
By Rev. John Millspaugh

Farm Forward and U.S. Senators Push USDA for Stronger Food Label Regulations to Protect Consumers, Independent Farmers

Three U.S. Senators, working closely with Farm Forward, have urged the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to strengthen its guidelines on animal welfare and environmental labeling claims, citing widespread deception in food marketing that harms both consumers and independent farmers.

 
November 26, 2024
By Farm Forward

First Serious Human Case of Bird Flu is a “Massive Wake-up Call” that Demands Immediate Action from USDA, CDC

Farm Forward has long warned that industrial farming practices are a major driver of zoonotic diseases. Recent bird flu cases in humans underscore the urgent need for meaningful action.

 
October 8, 2024
By Trevor McCarty

Farm Forward Opposes Michigan’s Attempt to Enrich Factory Farms—and so do Michiganders

A bill has been introduced in the Michigan legislature that would enrich factory farms. Numerous environmental groups, among many others, oppose it.

 
September 25, 2024
By Farm Forward

Farm Forward Supports the Industrial Agriculture Conversion Act

Farm Forward strongly endorses the Industrial Agriculture Conversion Act, along with over 100 environmental, public health, family farmer, consumer, and animal protection organizations.

 
September 24, 2024
By Farm Forward

Press Release: So-Called “Low Carbon Fuel Standard” Bill Will Make Michigan’s Environment Worse 

A coalition of environmental and animal protection groups gathered in Lansing to oppose a bill in Michigan that would enrich factory farming and fossil fuel interests.

 
September 10, 2024
By Farm Forward

The USDA Isn’t Inspiring Confidence With Its Bird Flu Response

The government is freaking us out on bird flu. It’s not what they’re saying—it’s what they are not saying.

 
August 29, 2024
By Andrew deCoriolis

Farm Forward Calls out the USDA Conspiring with Meat Companies to Humanewash with False “Antibiotic-Free” Labels

A USDA testing program finds that at least 20 percent of tested cattle samples labeled “raised without antibiotics” or “no antibiotics ever” tested positive for antibiotics. USDA buries findings and reports no punitive action.

 
August 15, 2024
By Andrew deCoriolis

“One Health” Policies Fail to Address the Root Cause of Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial Resistance is an increasing threat to human and animal health. Solving the problem requires significant reforms to agricultural policy and industrial animal farming practices. Yet, the largest international One Health programs largely fail to acknowledge industrial animal farming as a key threat to the One Health mission.

 
June 19, 2024
By Andrew deCoriolis

Bird Flu Outbreak and USDA’s Failure to Prioritize Prevention

Even as the seriousness of the bird flu outbreak increases, the government refuses to address the underlying cause: factory farming.

 
May 30, 2024
By Farm Forward

Press Release: New evidence of animal abuse by Alexandre Farm

Pressure is building on Alexandre Farm a month after the release of Farm Forward’s investigation into their harmful dairy farming practices as new alarming photos and videos emerge.

 
May 23, 2024
By Andrew deCoriolis

Alexandre Continues to Abuse and Neglect: New Videos Released  

Alexandre’s abuses and deceptions have continued well into 2024, with no sign of abating.

 
April 22, 2024
By Rev. John Millspaugh

Alexandre’s Humanewashing: The Ripple Effect

Our investigation of fraud, deception, and animal welfare abuses at Alexandre Family Farm (Alexandre) revealed that Alexandre’s national reputation for high animal welfare is largely a mirage. It is highly likely that milk sold across the country—including in products like toddler formula and ice cream—came from abused, neglected, and mistreated cows who were allowed to linger in their suffering.

 
April 12, 2024
By Andrew deCoriolis

Dairy Humanewashing Part 2: Organic Certifications Incentivize Cruelty

Farm Forward’s recent investigation and report describing humanewashing and fraud by what is arguably the nation’s leading certified organic, humane, and “regenerative” dairy, Alexandre Family Farms, suggests serious problems with USDA Organic dairy. Our report was covered in The Atlantic.

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