Meat Prices Are Going Up. Congress Is Trying to Do Something About It https://news.yahoo.com/meat-industry-consolidation-sends-grocery-183027190.html Abby Vesoulis Wed, February 23, 2022 US-ECONOMY-INFLATION-FOOD-MEAT Employees assist a customer at Canales Quality Meats in Eastern Market in Washington, DC, on Feb. 8, 2022. Credit – Stefani Reynolds—AFP/Getty Images Nobody was physically injured when an August 2019 fire broke out…

Darvin Bentlage: Corporate ag at odds with American farmers Feb 18, 2022 Darvin Bentlage Globe file photo https://www.joplinglobe.com/opinion/darvin-bentlage-corporate-ag-at-odds-with-american-farmers/article_c4ca2d6c-90ee-11ec-bde6-e300684f9277.html Even though the cards are often stacked against us, farmers are the ultimate optimists. I’m a fourth-generation cattle and grain farmer, and, right now, I’m optimistic that, for the first time since Teddy Roosevelt with the Packer…

A beef with ‘bigs’: Why rethink of competition starts with meat industry February 18, 2022 By Laurent Belsie Staff writer @lbelsie https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2022/0218/A-beef-with-bigs-Why-rethink-of-competition-starts-with-meat-industry Mike Callicrate doesn’t mince words: “Break ‘em up,” says the Kansas cattleman of the four meatpackers that dominate his industry. “We’ve got to have a different model going forward. It’s going to be…

Ok, here’s how we fix it. Posted on February 20, 2022 by Mike Callicrate When the markets are gone, and the game of monopoly is over What happened Grandpa? The big-four meatpackers income will be regulated and limited to the drop credit value of the animals they slaughter. Big food retailers and food service companies…

By Jim Puzzanghera Globe Staff, Updated February 19, 2022, 3:46 p.m. Eric Nelson, a fourth-generation cattle rancher and farmer in Moville, Iowa, is a plaintiff in a class action antitrust lawsuit against the big four meatpacking companies. Jerry L Mennenga for the Boston Globe WASHINGTON — As a fourth-generation rancher, Eric Nelson really admires a…

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America "Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer" For Immediate Release February 1, 2022 R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this news release on Facebook here or view the web version here. Attorneys General from 16 States Identify Cattle Market Problems Billings, Mont. In a letter…