Burdened with relatively higher operating costs than the largest meat processors, small meatpacking plants are struggling to survive — even with $1 billion in federal grants available to them. by John McCracken, Investigate Midwest November 30, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest Greg Gunthorp in a pasture at his farm near LaGrange, IN, on…
By punting the Farm Bill to 2024, Congress misses a chance to help farmers and consumers squeezed by middlemen A combine harvests corn, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at a farm near Allerton, Ill. Cover crops top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change….
Pueblo’s District 60 in Colorado is one of very few school districts serving kids healthy food. District 60 beef and pork are purchased from Ranch Foods Direct in Colorado Springs. Hi Mike, I am noticing a really horrible trend: as the Meatless Mondays school campaigns gain traction in 40 countries around the world, spreading the…
USDA beef decision good for Montana ranchers, schools, MFU says TOM LUTEY Billings Gazette Nov 13, 2023 It was about the best news a small meat processor could hope for. On Thursday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that from now on the Agricultural Marketing Service would only be purchasing meat sourced to American farms…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5PLwWq71hU&t=1352s If school, hospital, and rest home administrators, fast food companies, big food service companies, and government agencies didn’t know – they darn sure will now after hearing the Moms Across America report. We are literally killing people with food.
Welcome to the final three days of the Farmers Gratitude Summit. It has been a humbling, perspective-expanding and heartwarming week. Many of you have expressed support and alignment with the farmers and message in our film and talks. A deep bow of gratitude to each of you for joining. Click here to watch our documentary…
Wins for Food, Not Feed Movement Shows Pressure on USDA Is Working November 16, 2023 Demanding change from the government can sometimes feel like you’re shouting into the void. Many have given up because they don’t think the government listens to them — and that only empowers big industry lobbyists. For too long these lobbyists…
November 17, 2023 Gilles Stockton The OFF Act is getting real traction and has a number of co-sponsors in both the House (HR 1249) and the Senate (S 557). What these bills aim to do is reorganize twenty-two commodity checkoff programs such that USDA has actual authority to oversee how the money is used. The…
Grocery mega-merger would hurt food availability Patience Kabwasa There is an African proverb that goes, “when elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.” The owners of America’s two largest full service grocery chains, Kroger and Albertsons, have proposed a megamerger that would control more than 1/3 of the food sold in the USA. If…