October 12, 2023 Americans continue to suffer from soaring grocery prices while the largest corporations report record profits. It’s easy to point fingers at the dominant players in our food system, like meatpacking giants Tyson Foods and JBS, for raising prices on consumers. In fact, these corporations have been sued countless times for price fixing:…

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America "Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer" For Immediate Release October 12, 2023   R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this week’s update on Facebook here, Twitter here or view the web version here.   Please find below R-CALF USA’s weekly opinion/commentary that discusses why…

Who is Bob Peterson? Posted on September 13, 2023 by Mike Callicrate Who was the primary force in concentrating the beef industry, eliminating competition, and reducing cattle producers share of the consumer beef dollar? Who led the elimination of half a million cattle producers and 80,000 independent feeders? During my presentation at the annual R-CALF…

Photo courtesy of iStock. Justice Department Challenges Information-Sharing Scheme Between Meat Processors. Antitrust enforcers at the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued a data company, Agri Stats, for allegedly helping pork, chicken, and turkey processors raise prices. Agri Stats collects and shares detailed data on meat companies’ prices, wages, production levels, and profit margins. Processors allegedly…

Farmers Are Fed Up: USDA Secretary Reinforces Corporate Control of Our Food System September 28, 2023 Secretary Vilsack Says He Doesn’t Listen to His Critics — Maybe He Should POLITICO reporter Marcia Brown recently interviewed USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack on the agency’s efforts to promote competition in the agriculture industry — a topic that Farm…