Farmers are Fighting Back and This Time Washington is With Them

This opinion article was authored by John Rich, inaugural member of AFPI's Farmers First Lawfare Advisory Council

Originally published by the Washington Reporter

For years I have watched farmers and ranchers get pushed around by the very government that should be protecting them. Somewhere along the way, powerful agencies learned they could use dense regulations and legal threats to intimidate the people who feed this country. That realization lit a fire in me. As we approach the 250th anniversary of our nation, I feel a deeper calling to fight back against what many rural families now know as agricultural lawfare.

This country was built on the idea that ordinary citizens could work hard, earn a piece of land, and build something lasting. It is a belief that shaped my own life. America gave me the freedom to raise a family, grow businesses, and make music that honors this land and the people on it.

Long before that, it gave our earliest settlers the promise that landownership could deliver security, pride, and opportunity. Both of my grandfathers fought in World War II to defend that promise, just as generations before them fought to secure life, liberty, and the ability to prosper.

To read the full article, click here.