Food & Agriculture
Our food system used to work better — everyday consumers saw lower prices, and small farmers and ranchers were taken care of. But in the last few decades, there’s been a huge concentration of power amongst the biggest companies, who make enormous profits at the expense of workers, local farmers, ranchers, and consumers.
I’m committed to building a food system that works better for farmers, workers, consumers, and the environment. That includes protecting important programs like SNAP, conservation programs that support families and our environment, and ensuring local food, local farm workers, and local farmers are protected.
I’m also leading progressive policies like the Agricultural Worker Justice Act and the Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers & Ranchers Act to make sure the Farm Bill puts farmers and workers over big corporations. Whether you’re working in a food processing plant, making your living as a small farmer, or buying food at the grocery store — our food system should benefit everyday people, not just corporate shareholders.
For more on my work on food and agriculture, please read on below:
More on Food & Agriculture
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) and 46 other Members of Congress are calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban the use of an herbicide, Paraquat, in the U.S. to protect public health. Paraquat is already banned in over 70 countries.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) releases the following statement after sitting in on the House Agriculture Committee Republicans’ closed-door, corporate-backed child labor roundtable with meat packing industry associates.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), who serves on the House Agriculture Committee, introduced an amendment to the Farm Bill (
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), who serves on the House Agriculture Committee, outlined what an actual pro-worker Farm Bill would look like during the bill markup:
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), who serves on the House Agriculture Committee, warned that the House Republicans’ partisan approach to the Farm Bill would make food insecurity in Austin, San Antonio, and the state of Texas even worse by making the largest cut to SNAP in 30 years.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) joined Representatives Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), Donald Norcross(NJ-01), and Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03) in introducing the Workers Protecting Our Wage Earners Rights Act — or Workers POWER Act.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) introduced the No Photo for Food Act, which
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Greg Casar (TX-35), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), and
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Greg Casar (D-Texas) and Alma Adams (D-NC), along with Pennsylvania U.S.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) and Congressman Mark Pocan (D-Wisconsin) introduced the Food Worker Pay Standards Act, which would ensure