Dark Money and Data Centers

“It has been said that Montana is a cheap date. Outside big money hand-picks candidates with dubious connections to Montana, finances them with unlimited campaign donations, and we end up with senators and representatives who work for the dark money billionaires, not for us.“ Gilles Stockton & Tess Fahlgren August 27, 2026 There will be…



National MCOOL Coalition Launches Petition Calling on White House, Congress to Label Our Beef

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer     Contact: R-CALF USA Communications Director Jaiden Moreland Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this news release on Facebook here and on X here, or view the web version here.     National MCOOL Coalition Launches Petition Calling on White House, Congress…



National MCOOL Coalition Launches Petition Calling on White House, Congress to Label Our Beef

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer     Contact: R-CALF USA Communications Director Jaiden Moreland Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this news release on Facebook here and on X here, or view the web version here.     National MCOOL Coalition Launches Petition Calling on White House, Congress…



How Trump Lost Cattle Ranchers

The business of raising and processing beef in America has been ground to dust in service of profit for publicly traded behemoths like Walmart. David Dayen and Matt Stoller Sep 01, 2026 Welcome to the podcast Organized Money. You can listen to today’s episode on Apple on Spotify, youtube, or wherever you get your podcasts….



Trumps beef import plan raises questions about JBS influence

Trump’s beef import plan raises questions about JBS influence What happened: Joesley Batista, a major shareholder and board member of JBS, met with President Trump in the Oval Office on August 20th to discuss how additional Brazilian beef imports could help lower U.S. prices if Trump reduced tariffs. The following day, Trump took to social…



R-CALF USA Responds to Secretary Rollins’ Ranchers First Initiative

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer     By: R-CALF USA Communications Director Jaiden Moreland Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this news release on Facebook here and on X here, or view the web version here.     R-CALF USA Responds to…



Cattle and Beef Industries in Total Collapse

Masters of Food Universe Threaten U.S. Food Security After Trump’s announcement to import 330,000 metric tons of beef trim, the cattle markets crashed, reducing the producer share of the retail beef dollar to 35% compared to 51.3% the previous week. The average USDA reported cash price for finished cattle this week was $2.19/ pound, choice…



R-CALF – Beef Supply Chain Succumbing to Record Imports, Yet More Is Expected

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America "Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer" For Immediate Release August 26, 2026   R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this week’s update on Facebook here, X here or view the web version here. Please find below R-CALF USA’s weekly opinion/commentary that discusses the anomalous…



Cattle Groups Urge President Trump to Reconsider Beef Import Proposal

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer     By: R-CALF USA Communications Director Jaiden Moreland Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this news release on Facebook here and on X here, or view the web version here.     Cattle Groups Urge President…



Farm Action: Trump opens the door to more foreign beef

Trump opens the door to more foreign beef A news briefing from Farm Action’s policy team August 24, 2026 Trump turns to beef imports as ranchers struggle to rebuild U.S. cattle herd What happened: The Trump administration plans to allow 300,000 tons of ground beef to enter the U.S. at a lower tariff rate over…