Delegates at the Democratic National Convention on Monday approved a wide-ranging platform that largely embraces policies of the current administration.
Relating to provisions specific to agriculture and meat and poultry issues, the Democratic platform says:
- “American farmers are the backbone of our country, but over the years … Big Agriculture moved in, telling too many small farms that the surest path to success was to get big or get out. As a result, we lost over 400,000 farms in America in the last 40 years, and rural communities have paid a steep price.”
- “The Inflation Reduction Act is helping farmers and ranchers adopt climate-smart practices, boosting farm incomes and connecting them to new markets.”
- “The [Biden] administration has also supported independent meat and poultry processing, reducing producers’ reliance on big companies to buy their product; and it’s working to make livestock and poultry markets fairer and more transparent.”
- Democrats “are working to improve workers’ safety at meat processing facilities, and we will continue to enforce and advance labor and environmental rules [by], for example, promoting organizing rights and requiring overtime pay, and boosting protections against harmful pesticides and extreme heat.”
You can read the full 2024 Democratic Party Platform by clicking here.
