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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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FarmingLegislation
 
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.

 
April 12, 2024
By Andrew deCoriolis

Dairy Humanewashing Part 1: Leading Certifications Failed to Prevent Deception

This week Farm Forward published a new investigation and report describing humanewashing and fraud by a leading certified organic, humane, and “regenerative” dairy, Alexandre Family Farm. Our report was covered in The Atlantic

 
April 11, 2024
By Farm Forward

Timeline of Alexandre Dairy Investigation

The timeline of our recent investigation into Alexandre dairy.

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Corruption and Consumer Fraud at Leading “Humane” Dairy Raise Questions About State of the U.S. Dairy Industry

 
Published April 2024

Dairy Deception: Corruption and Consumer Fraud at Alexandre Family Farm

This report details the results of a consumer fraud investigation conducted by Farm Forward, with the help of rancher whistleblowers, that uncovered systemic deception, cruelty, and animal abuse by arguably the leading higher welfare, Organic, and Certified Humane dairy operation: Alexandre Family Farm, LLC.

 
April 2, 2024
By Farm Forward

Federal Funds Bail Out Poultry Industry, Increasing Pandemic Risk

An investigation by Farm Forward and Our Honor, covered by The New York Times, shows how the federal government has allocated hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars to poultry companies like Tyson and Hormel for bird flu outbreak losses, despite these companies’ factory farming practices being linked to the outbreaks.

 
February 27, 2024
By Trevor McCarty

Farm Forward is Pushing Meat Companies to Take Action on Antibiotic Usage

Farm Forward is engaging with major retailers and food companies, including Trader Joe’s, Walmart, and Publix, urging them to validate “raised without antibiotics” claims through independent lab testing and to uphold accurate labeling.

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December 4, 2023
By Rev. John Millspaugh

Introducing the EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act

In anticipation of the 2024 Farm Bill, we are proud to play a part in introducing new federal legislation that would leverage billions of dollars of food spending by USDA to help build a more just, healthy, and sustainable food system.

 

 
November 6, 2023
By Rev. John Millspaugh

CDC and HHS Must Address Zoonotic Disease Threats Posed by Factory Farms

Farm Forward submitted a comment to the CDC and HHS we consider critical for addressing zoonotic disease and public health preparedness: factory farming creates perfect petri dishes for endemic and emergent zoonotic diseases. Deintensifying existing poultry and pig farming—while placing a moratorium on new factory farm construction—is the public health measure that would most dramatically reduce the risk of the next pandemic virus. 

 

 
October 5, 2023
By Farm Forward

Farm Forward Board Member, Jonathan Safran Foer, Encourages Meat Reduction at the Vatican

In the Vatican Gardens after a private audience with the Pope, author of “Eating Animals” and Farm Forward founding board member, Jonathan Safran Foer, gave a keynote address in response to Pope Francis’s new Apostolic Exhortation, Laudaute Deum.

 
October 4, 2023
By Trevor McCarty

Farm Forward’s Letter to State Attorneys General Encourages Action on Antibiotic Labeling

Farm Forward sent a letter to state attorneys general encouraging them to take action on antibiotic labeling.

 
September 19, 2023
By Trevor McCarty

Farm Forward’s Letter to the USDA Advocates for More Transparency in Meat Labeling

Farm Forward sent a letter to the Deputy Undersecretary of Food Safety at the USDA sharing our concerns and offering actionable recommendations that would help ensure consumer trust in meat labeling.

 
September 5, 2023
By Farm Forward

New Food Purchasing Standards Will Reduce Meat, Improve Animal Welfare

The Good Food Purchasing Program (GFPP) recently released Version 3.0 of its standards for food service institutions, which include important changes for animal welfare and meat reduction.

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