Egg prices have been dominating the news as consumers lament $10 price tags and purchase restrictions—but how are the farmers who produce the eggs under contract with the largest corporations getting along? Not well. As we suspected, the largest egg corporations’ increased profits are not making their way to the farmers doing all the work—in…
USDA cuts program that supplies Nebraska school cafeterias with local farm goods JJosh Reyes Omaha World-Herald March 12, 2025 A federal program that provides Nebraska students’ lunches with dairy, meat and produce from Nebraska farms will cease by the end of the year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The agency informed state education…
Fowl Play: How Chicken Genetics Barons Created the Egg Crisis In part two of “Hatching a Conspiracy,” BIG delves into the obscure world of chicken genetics. Two secretive firms control the global supply of layer hens. And yes, private equity is involved. Basel Musharbash Mar 12 Today’s piece is written by antitrust lawyer Basel Musharbash…
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 X here, or view the web version here. Below please find an op-ed by R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard previously…
3/10/2025 By Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor Connect with Chris: @ChrisClaytonDTN Katie Nixon, co-director of the Heartland Regional Food Business Center, told DTN about payment cuts to local and regional food programs during the National Farmers Union annual meeting in Oklahoma City. NFU members expressed alarm about contract freezes and office closures. (DTN…
The probe comes as egg prices hit record highs.By Marcia Brown | 03/07/2025 03:59 PM ESTThe eggs price is displayed on the edge of a shelf at a grocery store in Glenview, Illinois, on Feb. 10, 2025. | Nam Y. Huh/AP The Justice Department is investigating whether the nation’s largest egg producers are conspiring to…
Please read this very smart dose of tariff sanity from Rep. Chris Deluzio today via a New York Times oped. It calls out Dems to rethink how they talk about tariffs while simultaneously smacking down Trump’s crazy tariff rollercoaster and tariff mistargeting (ie. we have mainly balanced trade w/ Canada.) He summarizes the policy case…
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Hatching a Conspiracy: A BIG Investigation into Egg Prices ‘More hens, less income!’ So said the United Egg Producer economist Donald Bell in 1994. The industry has gotten more consolidated ever since. And avian flu is just the latest excuse to hike prices. Basel…
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 X here, or view the web version here. Ranch Group Supports New Tariffs; Wants More BILLINGS, Mont., March 4, 2025…