Month: November 2023

Tidal Wave of Health Problems in America

Mom’s Across America reports shocking findings in fast food. 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. See: The HighWire Episode 346



R-CALF – Start of Something Big

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America "Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer" For Immediate Release November 16, 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 explains how…



THE FARMER GRATITUDE SUMMIT (NOV. 20-22)

THE FARMER GRATITUDE SUMMIT (NOV. 20-22) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Graham Meriwether, graham, (802) 335-5059; or Heath Meriwether, heath, (860)806-3073 What better way to start Thanksgiving Week than to celebrate and listen to the people who put food on our tables – the American farmer. That’s the idea behind the three-day virtual Farmer Gratitude…



DTN: USDA Issues New Rules on Red Meat Purchases, Poultry Contracts and Seed Sales

Ag Policy Blog USDA Issues New Rules on Red Meat Purchases, Poultry Contracts and Seed Sales 11/9/2023 | 6:58 AM CST By DTN Political Correspondent USDA on Wednesday issued a new rule that will require all beef, pork, lamb and bison purchases by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service must come from animals born, raised and slaughtered…



Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’ – Why beef is the key to their strategy to usurp the regenerative ag space.

This article is part of a series Civil Eats is currently doing on Walmart and the Walton family. Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’ November 7, 2023 https://civileats.com/2023/11/01/walmarts-regenerative-foodscape/ It’s a long article so I’ve provided some excerpts from the article more relevant to UFCW. The article also does a thorough analysis of why beef is the key to…



Oklahoma Attorney General Wrong on Extreme Confinement Issues, Attempts to Overturn Massachusetts Law

Oklahoma Attorney General Wrong on Extreme Confinement Issues, Attempts to Overturn Massachusetts Law Kirkpatrick Policy Group KPG Rejects Argument Presented in Legal Filing (OKLAHOMA CITY) — We disagree. While Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has fought for many worthy causes, his recent statement touting his amicus brief that seeks to overturn a Massachusetts farm-animal welfare…



Farm State Gets the Crumbs — Nebraskans have been going hungry at a higher rate than national average, survey found –

USDA has betrayed its mission of protecting the husbandman (farmers and ranchers) from abusive market power. We are now a net food importer, unable to feed ourselves. Nebraskans have been going hungry at a higher rate than national average, survey found By Elizabeth Rembert , Food, Energy and Agriculture Reporter Nebraska Public Media, Harvest Public…