,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #cf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate  
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aa1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,book] 7= himself & ,mr4      
,m]kley7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t    
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,support+ !   
,f>m]s ,bill ( ,rights4  ,:]eas ! ,c5t] 
= ,am]ican ,progress report$ m]g]s &    
acquisitions h increas$ corporate       
conc5tration across agricultural m>kets1
 includ+ monopoliz+ #he p]c5t m>ket %>e 
( ! corn se$ m>ket ?r\gh ! #d l>ge/     
firms 9 ! se$ sector2 ,:]eas accord+ to 
! ,op5 ,m>kets ,in/itute1 ! excessive   
conc5tration 9 ! p\ltry indu/ry has     
result$ 9 half ( *ick5 f>m]s work+ 9    
regions dom9at$ by only #a or #b        
process+ monopolies1 leav+ !m ) little1 
if any1 b>ga9+ p[] = bett] contracts or 
gr[+ t]ms2 ,:]eas ! ,organization =     
,competitive ,m>kets report$ cattle     
prices paid to f>m]s f #bjac to #bjaf   
dropp$ by #ac p]c5t1 :ile dur+ ! same   

p]iod prices paid = beef by consum]s at 
! groc]y /ore increas$ by #d p]c5t1     
lead+ !m to conclude t ! prices paid to 
f>m]s & by consum]s are n ! result ( a  
fair & j m>ket2 ,:]eas corporate        
conc5tration & abusive practices 9      
,am]ica's food & f>m sector are at      
detrim5tal highs1 h>m+ consum]s1 rural  
communities & family f>m]s & ran*]s1    
includ+ hi/orically und]s]v$ f>m]s &    
ran*]s1 by--  7#a7 dim9i%+ !            
availability ( se$ *oice2  7#b7 limit+ !
 accessibility ( dome/ic f>m+ l&s2  7#c7
 increas+ food prices & m>ket           
manipulation2 &  7#d7 h9d]+ access to   
traditional foodways & agricultural     
practices2  ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,am]ican
 ,f>m ,bureau ,f$]ation1 f>m loan       
del9qu5cies are at a #f-ye> high & h    
increas$ ov] ! pa/ #bd qu>t]s2 ,:]eas   
increas+ f>m debt1 decreas+ incomes1 &  
det]iorat+ ov]all conditions = family   
f>m]s & ran*]s h caus$ f>m =eclosures & 
*apt] #ab bankruptcies to /eadily       
increase ov] ! pa/ ye>2 ,:]eas1 accord+ 

to ! #bjai ,int]gov]nm5tal ,panel on    
,climate ,*ange ,special ,report1       
agriculture1 =e/ry1 & o!r l& use        
activities acc\nt$ = #bc p]c5t ( net    
global an?ropog5ic emissions contribut+ 
to human-induc$ climate *ange1 :i* is   
result+ 9 ! ongo+ det]ioration ( food   
sy/ems1 includ+ irrev]sible impacts to !
 traditional f>m+ practices & foodways (
 indig5\s peoples & _! l&s2 ,:]eas1     
accord+ to ! ,midwe/ ,c5t] =            
,inve/igative ,report+1 ! =eign         
acquisition ( & increas+ inve/m5ts 9    
,am]ican f>ml&s & agribus9ess pres5ts a 
risk to food sy/em security &           
contributes to increas+ prices ( !      
c\ntry's f>ml& beyond ! f9ancial ability
 ( local resid5ts to pur*ase dome/ic f>m
 l&2 & ,:]eas monopolization & an       
increase ( l>ge corporations & =eign    
int]e/s 9 ,am]ica's f>m+ sector1 comb9$ 
) a *ang+ climate1 creates an unprec$5t$
 negative impact on ! regional economic 
/r5g? & security ( rural & ,tribal      
communities3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  #a4 ,s5se

 ( ,congress ,t-- 7#a7 ! ,congress      
recognizes ! _m contributions t family  
f>m]s & ran*]s1 includ+ hi/orically     
und]s]v$ f>m]s & ran*]s1 h made to      
,am]ica's agricultural indu/ry1 local   
food production1 food sov]eignty1 ri*   
v>iety ( ! c\ntry's abundant food       
supply1 & traditional & cultural        
agricultural practices2 &  7#b7 x is !  
s5se ( ! ,congress t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 
%\ld enc\rage support = family f>m]s &  
ran*]s1 9 rural communities & on        
indig5\s l&s1 & ensure access to op5 &  
fair agricultural m>kets 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 by introduc+ ! ,f>m]s ,bill (   
,rights4  #b4 ,f>m]s ,bill ( ,rights ,! 
,f>m]'s ,bill ( ,rights is z foll[s3    
7#a7 ,"r to fair1 op5 m>kets ,!re mu/ be
 a competitive op5 m>ketplace to buy    
se$s1 f]tiliz]1 & o!r goods1 & to sell  
produce1 live/ock1 & meat = all p4 ,x   
has become ne>ly impossible = indep5d5t 
f>m]s1 processors1 se$ suppli]s1        
me*anics1 & o!r rural bus9esses to      
compete ) mult9ational monopolies4      

,f>m]s ne$ /rong antitru/ safegu>ds4    
7#b7 ,"r to fe$ _! community            
,mult9ational corporations h tak5       
control ( ! c\ntry's food sy/em by %utt+
 out indep5d5t process+ & di/ribution   
bus9esses1 consequ5tially lock+ f>m]s   
out ( _! local m>kets & d5y+ dome/ic    
consum]s local1 regional1 & culturally  
traditional foods4 ,9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
,native ,am]icans suff] f ! highe/ rates
 ( food insecurity ) ,african ,am]icans 
& ,hispanic communities m food insecure 
?an ! national av]age1 :i* c\ld be      
rem$i$ ?r\gh inve/m5t 9 local food      
sy/ems1 great] regulatory flexibility1 &
 ,tribal self-gov]nance programs4  7#c7 
,"r to fair capital ,) ! loss (         
community & regional banks1 c\pl$ ) !   
extraction ( weal? f rural communities  
by l>ge corporations1 f>m]s & local     
bus9esses _c access ! capital necess>y  
to op]ate4 ,congress mu/ ensure t all   
f>m]s1 reg>dless ( backgr\nd1 c access !
 cr$it & capital !y ne$4 ,?is includes  
,native ,am]ican produc]s & ,tribal     

agricultural ent]prises t (t5 mu/       
contract ) ,f$]al ag5cies = res\rces1 & 
,african-,am]ican f>m]s :o h endur$     
hi/orical discrim9ation access+ f>m     
cr$it4  7#d7 ,"r to protect natural     
res\rces ,if l>ge corporations want to  
pur*ase l& & op]ate megaf>ms1 !y h a    
duty to protect ! ,e>?'s soil1 wat]1 &  
natural res\rces1 z rural & indig5\s    
f>m]s h = g5]ations1 includ+ !          
protection ( acequias t su/a9           
accessibility to wat]1 local            
agriculture1 & traditional irrigation   
practices4 ,corporate megaf>ms h a duty 
to support cons]vation by foll[+        
reasonable /&>ds = aquif] use1 manure   
/orage1 & o!r l&-use guidel9es4 ,pres]v+
 l&-bas$ agricultural res\rces is vital 
to beg9n+ to mitigate ! impacts (       
climate *ange & pres]ve natural res\rces
 = bo? ! tradition ( div]sifi$ rural    
family f>m+ & ! cultural su/a9ability ( 
indig5\s agricultural communities4  7#e7
 ,"r to local l& control1 prop]ty       
rights1 & protection ( ,tribal l&s &    

sov]eignty ,c\nties & o!r local         
gov]nm5ts %\ld h ! ability to pass &    
en=ce ord9ances regulat+ ! size1        
placem5t1 & scope ( megaf>ms to protect 
! value ( rural family f>m]s' l& & !    
surr\nd+ environm5t4 ,african-,am]ican  
f>m]s & o!r hi/orically und]s]v$ f>m]s &
 ran*]s %\ld reta9 _! l& own]%ip &      
rights4 ,tribal ,gov]nm5ts are sov]eign 
nations ) ! inh]5t "r to indep5d5tly    
control _! l&s ?r\gh self-gov]nance     
programs to safegu>d traditional foods &
 m$ic9es = _! citiz5s' wellbe+ &        
pres]vation ( c]emonial practices (     
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,natives1    
includ+ ! expansion ( hi/orically       
dim9i%$ indig5\s hunt+1 fi%+1 & ga!r+   
rights4  7#f7 ,"r to food security      
,=eign own]%ip hurts family f>m]s &     
ran*]s & raises national security       
conc]ns4 ,a /rict cap on =eign own]%ip (
 f>ms1 f>ml&1 & agribus9esses %\ld be   
set to ensure t all ,am]ican f>m]s c    
access dome/ic f>m l&4  7#g7 ,"r to     
repair ,huge corporations & _! ,wall    

,/reet back]s h gone s f> z to prev5t   
local bus9esses & f>m]s f fix+ _! own   
tractors & equipm5t1 =c+ !m to pay      
corporate te*nicians to make all        
repairs4 ,a f>m] %\ld h ! "r to fix _!  
own equipm5t z !y see fit4  7#h7 ,"r to 
transp>5t label+ ,a f>m] %\ld be able to
 label _! food accurately &             
transp>5tly--includ+ /rong c\ntry (     
orig9 label+ /&>ds4  7#i7 ,"r to rural  
opportunity ,monopolies h holl[$ out    
local economies & tak5 away !           
traditional pa?ways ( opportunity = free
 ent]prise t help$ communities ?rive4   
,no f>m] %\ld h to *oose betwe5 cont9u+ 
to op]ate _! f>m & gett+ access to good 
s*ools & heal? c>e4 ,no f>m] %\ld h to  
*oose betwe5 f>m+ & provid+ a future =  
_! *ildr54 ,f>m]s ne$ ! "r to basic     
s]vices 9 rural communities4  7#aj7 ,"r 
to pres]ve a div]se community ( f>m]s & 
f>m+ practices ,= too long1 hi/orically 
und]s]v$ f>m]s & ran*]s h lack$ a voice 
on local & national agricultural        
policies & developm5t4 ,congress mu/    

ensure t hi/orically und]s]v$ f>m]s &   
ran*]s h fair opportunities 9 ! m>ket1 a
 seat at ! table 9 policy developm5t1   
access to culturally relevant tra9+ &   
te*nical assi/ance1 & equal treatm5t by 
all ,f$]al ag5cies4