Month: February 2025

Keeping cattle local: A Colorado Springs business owner’s take on tariffs

See video: The cattle industry is a big part of Colorado’s economy and the state’s farmers and ranchers are weighing the pros and cons caused by the threat of a trade war between the U.S., Canada and Mexico. By: Bill Folsom Posted 11:15 AM, Feb 04, 2025 COLORADO SPRINGS — The Trump administration tariffs on…



The New Falcon Herald: A Rancher’s Quest to Raise Healthy Meat, Rebuild Local Markets

February 2025 By Jon Huang On Oct. 4, 2024, McDonalds sued the big four meat-packing corporations (Tyson, JBS, Cargill and National Beef Packing Co.) who control 80% of the meatpacking market. According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit alleged that the corporations fixed prices for beef, and accused them of anticompetitive measures such as collectively…



Meat & Poultry: JBS to pay $83.5 million in class action settlement

JBS to pay $83.5 million in class action settlement Source: ©IVAN KMIT – STOCK.ADOBE.COM 02.03.2025 By Rachael Oatman WASHINGTON — R-CALF, National Farmers Union and four fed cattle producers are seeking preliminary approval of a proposed $83.5 million class action settlement with JBS. In April 2019, the producer groups filed an antitrust suit against JBS,…