“A politician who will listen, and can find that common ground is one who can be elected at the national level.“ Date: April 19, 2019 Author: beyond spin 0 Comments Regarding Rural versus Urban – Red v. Blue Divide Awhile back, I listened to this link of political advice from George Lakoff [link now dead]…
A demand for change: voters, rural communities, and farmers push back A news briefing from Farm Action’s policy team Nov 4, 2026 Democrats sweep Congress as voters demand change What happened: Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections, flipping seats in traditionally Republican states and securing major victories across…
The widening divide: agribusiness profits soar while farmers fall behind A news briefing from Farm Action’s policy team Nov 3, 2026 ADM profits soar as American farmers struggle to stay afloat What happened: Agricultural trading giant ADM reported $821 million in third-quarter profits, up from $108 million a year earlier. Profits from its oilseed crushing…
By: Adam Nichols Nov 02, 2026 10:17AM ET President Donald Trump flew into Kansas on Sunday night and told a crowd that included the state’s beleaguered cattle producers that the fix for record-high prices was simple — they need to pick up the pace. “We could use a little more beef if you don’t mind,”…
Grocery giants and delivery platforms tighten their grip on food retail A news briefing from Farm Action’s policy team Nov 2 Who really controls grocery prices? What happened: Grocery industry analyst Errol Schweizer argues that grocery prices are shaped not just by supply-and-demand, but by the market power of dominant retailers and wholesalers. Large grocery…
By Jack Dura – October 27, 2026 2:10 pm Updated 3:35 pm South Central District Judge Jackson Lofgren is seen Feb. 3, 2025, presiding over a trial in Bismarck. Lofgren has ruled that parts of North Dakota’s Beef Commission membership law violate the state constitution. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor) A North Dakota judge…
R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer 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 Challenges Iowa State Seniors to Reverse Livestock Industry Decline…
October 27, 2026 By Angela Huffman The Trump administration promised to put farmers at the center of making America healthy. Its May 2025 Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Report recognized problems farmers have faced for decades: powerful corporations controlling their markets, farm programs that shortchange growers of nutritious food, and concerns about chemical exposure. We…
Curious Pundits Podcast Mike Callicrate, founder of Ranch Foods Direct, joins Kevin Carney and Emanuel Petrescu to discuss community economics and the struggle to keep locally created wealth within the communities that produce it. Callicrate recounts how being shut out by dominant meatpackers led him to sell meat directly, develop local processing capacity, and control…
Posted on October 28, 2026 by Mike Callicrate The U.S. is now a net food importer with deteriorating food infrastructure. Why did it happen and what can be done? Is our Global Food System Failing Oct 2026Download Related: Globalization vs. Community Fall 2010