Who farm policy serves, how corporate power shapes it, and what farmers need to succeed Angela Huffman Oct 22 This week, I joined former Vice President Al Gore at The Climate Underground, the conference he hosts with Alice Waters on his Tennessee farm. Gore moderated our farm policy panel with rancher and former USDA Farm…
The UK’s food, farming, environmental and animal welfare sectors are calling for the Government to recognise local slaughter capacity as essential food and economic infrastructure Mia Willemsen News and business reporter 19 October 2026 • 3 min read Britain has lost more than nine in ten of its abattoirs since the 1970s, leaving farmers without…
22 October 2026 | by FarmingUK Team | News, Beef, Sheep, NFU, Meat Local abattoirs face mounting pressure from rising inspection costs, energy bills and labour shortages Britain’s abattoir network has shrunk from around 2,500 facilities in the 1970s to approximately 200 today, prompting urgent calls for government intervention to protect livestock farmers and local meat production. Farming groups have…
The journey from seed to store can be daunting, but Pueblo Seed & Food Company proselytizes consumers on the joys of embracing ancient grains Shannon Mullane 3:25 AM MDT on Oct 18, 2026 Nanna Meyer, left, and Dan Hobbs, right, the co-owners of Pueblo Seed & Food Co., prepare cinnamon rolls to restock the front…
Colorado voters handed Propositions LL and MM a landslide “Yes” in November 2025, yet local beef has has not made it to school trays. Who broke the promise to local ranchers? Response from Eric Bringhurst on why the U.S. cattle herd will not be rebuilt: It’s all theater. Get out of debt. Sell most of…
By North America correspondent Kamin Gock and Cameron Schwarz in Kennard, Nebraska ABC TV Australia 10.18.26 Scott Thomsen says he feels let down by Donald Trump. (ABC News: Cameron Schwarz) In short: A growing number of farmers are questioning their loyalty to Donald Trump and the Republicans. Experts say rural America is faced with a…
High Plains Public Radio | By Calen Moore Published October 19, 2026 at 3:00 AM CDT A center pivot sprinkler pumping water on crops in southwest Kansas. The part of the state that produces beef, milk and grain for our region is running out of water. But plans to save the aquifer are under attack for…
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 Witness Urges USITC to Save America’s Family Sheep Ranches…
30 Days After Increased Beef Imports, US Ranchers Are Getting Paid Less for Cattle By Lisa Held October 14, 2026 – One month after President Donald Trump announced the country would import more ground beef to lower consumer prices, supermarket beef prices have barely dropped, according to a new analysis. Some American farmers and ranchers,…
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