Exclusive: Hedge funds eye water markets that could net billions, as levels drop in Lake Powell Reservoir levels sit at just 40% of capacity. Will private equity attempt to rewrite Western water law? (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Colorado River flows into Lake Powell near Hite Marina on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021….

Tyson, JBS, and Other Packers Pay Millions to Settle Poultry and Pork Price-Fixing Suits Late last month, Tyson Foods agreed to pay $221.5 million to settle several private lawsuits brought by poultry buyers who accused the corporation of colluding with competitors to raise chicken prices. Tyson joins other dominant poultry and pork corporations in settling…

By Anna King • Jan 28, 2021 Easterday’s “North Lot” is one of the largest concentrated cattle feeding operations in Washington. It was sold Jan. 22 to AB Livestock, a Tyson competitor. Courtesy of Franklin County, Washington In a deepening cattle war, Easterday Ranches, Inc. has sold its so-called “North Lot” property in Franklin County,…

Paper Rustling: Major Washington Cattle Operator Allegedly ‘Fed’ 200K Cattle That Didn’t Exist By Anna King • Jan 27, 2021 Easterday’s “North Lot” is one of the largest concentrated cattle feeding operations in Washington. Courtesy of Franklin County, Wash. It’s a modern-day rustling case. A major Washington state cattle operator allegedly “fed” more than 200,000…

Groups Call on White House to Enact Merger Moratorium in Food and Agriculture Industries Executive action is needed after waves of consolidation have harmed farmers, workers and consumers We all need safe food and clean water. 01.28.21 For Immediate Release A diverse set of environmental, family farm, farm policy and rural community organizations sent a…

It’s the policy, stupid: shifting our food system to benefit farmers and eaters–not corporate monopolies by radiocafe | Jan 19, 2021 | Joe Maxwell is President of the Family Farm Action Alliance, formerly a state legislator Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, and is retired from the Army National Guard. He’s also a family farmer, and has…

Meat Cartel Threatens Food Security Posted on January 21, 2021 by Mike Callicrate On this day, January 21, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled in the Citizens United case removing restrictions on corporate campaign contributions, essentially handing the “Temple of Democracy” over to the control of big corporations. Decades of a no-rules economy has allowed the…

Tyson Foods reaches more settlements in chicken price-fixing litigation Author of the article: Reuters Publishing date: Jan 20, 2021 • 14 hours ago • 1 minute read Tyson Foods Inc agreed to settle price-fixing litigation with two more groups of plaintiffs accusing it of illegally conspiring to inflate prices in the $65 billion chicken industry….

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Mike Callicrate March 5, 1908 CONSUMPTION OF MEAT Topeka, Kansas – That meat consumption per capita has declined in this country since 1840 is plainly indicated. There is some ground for believing that at that time meat constituted about half of the national dietary in terms of total nutritive…

Alan Guebert Farm and Food File for the week beginning Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 Blood washes away; lies will be remembered       Like any schoolboy, I was both giddy and awed when I walked into the U.S. Capitol for the first time. Here Abraham Lincoln walked and John Kennedy laid. This is where Henry Clay…