We build a robust and reliable collective that holds the government accountable to principles of transparent, competitive markets and corrects imbalances of power in the agricultural sector. Packers and Stockyards Act Reform OCM is building collective power in support of...
Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) is a national leader working to bring about economic justice for family farmers, ranchers and rural communities by fighting to break the the abusive corporate power that extracts the wealth out of their pockets. OCM...
Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) is a membership-based research and advocacy organization working to expose and break the stranglehold of corporate consolidation in our food and agricultural economy. Headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, OCM was founded in 1998 by farmers, ranchers,...
30 U.S. Senators Applauded by Farm Groups for Opposing Marshall-Hinson EATS Act Bipartisan group of...
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On July 27th, 2020, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit against Dairy Farmers of America, the United States’ largest dairy cooperative. The lawsuit, filed in Vermont U.S. District Court, alleges that DFA and other cooperatives agreed not to compete for each other’s farmer-members, conspired to share payment information in order to discourage competition and depress prices, and maintained those low prices market-wide by entering into supply agreements with Dean Foods Read More …
The Annual Conference “The Resilient Ranch Regenerating Soil, Stock and Lifeline” Thursday, September 10, 2026 Zoom Webinar Registration COMING SOON! AGENDA (Tentative) 8:30 AM – Greetings – Taylor Haynes 9:00 AM – Dave Savage, OCM Director “ Whole Farm Risk Management the Purposed HFSA (Highbred Farm Savings Account) 9:30 AM – Ag speaker (TBA) 10:00 AM – Jim Keen, OCM Director “ Ticks and Flies Update” CLOSING – Taylor Haynes OCM Membership Meeting AGENDA 11:00 AM – Read More …
Click Here to register for the 26th Annual Food and Agriculture Conference and Membership Meeting. See you in Biloxi, Mississippi May 1st and 2nd!
SAVE the DATE May 1st and 2nd, 2024 26th Annual Food and Agriculture Conference and Membership Meeting Gold Nugget Casino Hotel, Biloxi, Mississippi Room Reservations ($79++) – Group Code S240335 – 1-800-777-5468 or click on the following link: https://goldennuggetbiloxi.reztrip.com/ext/promoRate?property=1262&mode=b&pm=true&sr=873835&vr=3 Join us for two days of comprehensive and insightful presentations and discussions on expanding the cattle feeding and meat processing infrastructure in the Southeast. This well-attended event will be the catalyst for capturing the full value of the calves Read More …
30 U.S. Senators Applauded by Farm Groups for Opposing Marshall-Hinson EATS Act Bipartisan group of U.S. Senators Submit Letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Leadership opposing the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, S.2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, a bipartisan group of 30 U.S. Senators sent a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Ranking Member John Boozman, R-Ark., expressing their opposition to the so-called Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, S. 2019/H.R. 4417, and its inclusion in Read More …
Sen. Marshall Declares “We’re getting the heck beat out of us ” on Controversial EATS Act Assault on States Rights FLINT HILLS, KANSAS — As the U.S. Congress’ July work came to a close leading up the annual August recess, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, declared on RFDTV Saturday “We’re getting the heck beat out of us,” on the so-called Ending Agriculture Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, H.R. 4417/S/. 2019, led by Marshall and U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa. For Read More …
Patriotic Small Town Farmers Rally and Reelect Officers in Kansas City at Annual Meeting for the Organization for Competitive Markets Convention in Missouri follows OCM Summit in D.C. Against EATS Act, in Support of Checkoff Reform KANSAS CITY, MO – On Friday and Saturday, Members of the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM), met in the Heart of America, for the group’s annual conference focused on concerns with the so-called Ending Agriculture Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, H.R. 4417/S.2019, led by Rep. Read More …
Farmers and Ranchers Storm Capitol Hill in Fierce Opposition to Marshall-Hinson EATS Act Washington, D.C. — As the U.S. Congress approaches its August recess, farmers and ranchers from the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM), Competitive Markets Action (CMA), and members of the Alabama Contract Poultry Growers Association, Kansas Cattlemen’s Association, National Dairy Producers Organization, Contract Poultry Growers Association of the Virginias, and others, visited Washington, D.C., in attendance at OCM and CMA’s Farm Bill Fly-In and Summit. Read More …
If you want to be a part of the OCM 25th Annual Convention, but cannot make it. We will be livestreaming the convention starting Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. central time. To watch the convention, go to https://vimeo.com/event/642042/embed.