It’s the worst time to be an American farmer in decades Story by Hugh Cameron Newsweek 8.3.25 America’s farmers are locked in a generational crisis, fending off an array of threats that could jeopardize food supplies and spell financial disaster for those often hailed as the "backbone of the nation." "They love their way of…
Feeding a Divided America – Radio Cafe Giles Stockton is author of the new book, Feeding a Divided America: Reflections of a Western Rancher in the Era of Climate Change, published by University of New Mexico Press. A third generation cattle rancher, he raises beef cattle and sheep on a 5000-acre ranch in Grass Range,…
From the Callicrate Blog: https://nobull.mikecallicrate.com/2025/08/01/concentration-and-consolidation-cripples-americas-and-the-worlds-food-systems/ Posted on August 1, 2025 by Mike Callicrate In 2000, IBP president and CEO, Robert Peterson said, “Those who fight consolidation in the food industry will not be able to compete in world commerce.” A year later IBP sold to Tyson, a transnational conglomerate. Showing preference to certain cattle feeders…
Howdy, This article reminds us that farmers produce the food that is used to feed hungry people. That applies to the SNAP program domestically, or USAID internationally. In both cases, price depressing surplus foods are used to feed hungry people. Few good things happen when mean and dumb work together. All the best, Jon K….
Why do we need economic growth? The short answer is, we don’t! John Ikerd July 29, 2025 We don’t need economic growth, at least not in the United States. Some countries do need growing economies, and some of them need them desperately. But we already have more than enough of everything that we need in…
Reposted with permission of Farm and Food File author, Alan Guebert.
Nebraska sues Colorado over longstanding fight about South Platte River water Andrew Wegley Jul 16, 2025 Lincoln Journal Star More than a century after signing a compact agreeing to share water from the South Platte River, Nebraska on Wednesday sued Colorado, accusing its western neighbor of withholding more water than the compact permits it to…
Natalia Alamdari Flatwater Free Press Omaha World Herald Jul 14, 2025 Natalia Alamdari Flatwater Free Press OAKLAND, Neb. — If you drive down U.S. Highway 77, you won’t see the grocery store that has managed to keep afloat in this town for more than 100 years. It’s five blocks off the highway, on Oakland’s main…
“… turning a criminal actor loose on American investors.” – Mike Callicrate JBS, the Brazilian meat-packing giant known for bribery and corruption scandals, just went public. The company was previously denied access to U.S. markets — until they donated millions to Trump’s inaugural fund. Now, small farms across the country are sounding the alarms. More…
New antitrust case alleges processors conspired to suppress wages 2 July 2025 By: Global Ag Media North America Poultry farmers sued a group of major US meat processors on Tuesday, claiming they conspired to curtail recruitment and hiring of chicken growers and suppressed their pay below competitive levels, reported Reuters. The proposed class action in…