US Farm Group Seeks Stronger Antitrust Action With New Campaign

US Farm Group Seeks Stronger Antitrust Action With New Campaign
An aerial view shows field workers picking vegetables on a farm in Oxnard, California, on Feb. 24, 2015. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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The National Farmers Union, the nation’s second-largest farm group, said on Wednesday it is launching a campaign to expose the negative effects of consolidation in the agriculture industry on family farms and rural towns.

The campaign, which it said will include a public relations blitz and lobbying, is part of an effort to push Washington to crack down on monopolistic behavior in the industry as lawmakers propose legislation to bring more price and market transparency to highly consolidated farm markets.