
Angela Huffman
Angela Huffman

Angela Huffman is president and co-founder of Farm Action, an agricultural watchdog organization led by farmers. Farm Action advocates for accountability from both the government and large corporations within the food sector.
Farm Action’s investigations and reports have resulted in federal antitrust and regulatory actions related to meatpacker market abuses, consumer price gouging, and right-to-repair, and its policy recommendations have been developed into 20 different pieces of Congressional legislation.
Angela brings 15 years of experience in food and agriculture policy reform and market development. In prior work, Angela led numerous institutions, retailers, and other food buyers to shift their purchasing toward farms that meet the highest standards for fairness and sustainability. She has also held marketing and consulting positions for farms, regional dairy and meat processors, distributors, and restaurants.
Angela’s commentary is frequently featured in national news media and rural farm outlets. She has appeared on CNBC, NBC News, Fox News, BBC Newshour, NPR, and others. She holds a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Public Policy and Management from the Ohio State University. She raises registered Katahdin sheep on her family’s 200-year-old farm in Northwest Ohio.
Farm Action: Why We Fight – YouTube video
Plenary
Challenging Monopoly Control of Our Food System
Who decides where and what food will be produced, who produces it and how, and who will get to eat it? These decisions have increasingly migrated away from the community level and into the conference rooms of multinational corporations. Just a handful of companies dominate almost all aspects of food production, and they prioritize the concentration of ownership, wealth, and power — not the public good. We will examine who controls our food supply and how they use their dominance to influence policy, as well as how to challenge monopoly power in the food system.