The USDA is seeking public comments on two proposed rules designed to reform the poultry industry’s abusive “contract growing” model. This system has long stacked … Read More
Local communities nationwide are stopping factory farms
Thanks to your continued support, last year we were able to help nearly 50 communities threatened by industrial livestock operations in some two dozen U.S. … Read More
We Were One Hour From Losing Our Family Farm
By Susie Crutchfield, regional representative, Contract Grower Transition Program, SRAP In 1987, my husband and I signed a contract with Tyson Foods to raise factory … Read More
Why Signing a Contract With the Poultry Industry Nearly Cost Me Everything
By Craig Watts, Contract Grower Transition Program director, SRAP Having been raised on a small tobacco farm in southeastern North Carolina, I appreciated the tranquility … Read More
Our Dream of Owning a Farm Cost Us Our Entire Life Savings
By Michael Diaz, regional representative, Contract Grower Transition Program, SRAP My wife and I have always dreamed of owning a family farm. Having grown up … Read More
SRAP at Farm Aid 2023!
What better way to kick off fall than with a live music festival celebrating small independent farmers and ranchers! SRAP is thrilled to announce we will … Read More
Poultry Cracked Open: Life Beyond the Contract: How Three Contract Growers Left the Business
With industrialized poultry production comes a host of harms, including the exploitation of small farmers. In this series on Facebook Live, three former contract growers, … Read More