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R-CALF USA Requests Federal Investigation into Suspected False Screwworm Report

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer     By: R-CALF USA Marketing Director Jaiden Moreland Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this news release on Facebook here and X here, or view the web version here.     R-CALF USA Requests Federal Investigation…



Missouri appeals court upholds $611M judgment in Roundup liability case . Missouri Independent

Let’s hope this verdict holds. Bayer, is one of the largest biomedical and pharmaceutical companies in the world and they won’t give up in the courts until they have taken their appeals as far as they can. Likely, some of the plaintiffs will be dead before the final settlement/verdict is ever made. When they go…



Farm groups quaking in their mud boots – MAHA report

Farm groups quaking in their mud boots All eyes on MAHA report due out Thursday carey gillam May 21, 2025 The chickens – as my dear late grandmother might say – appear to be coming home to roost. Not literal chickens, of course, but rather the type who have spent decades working to avoid exactly…



Booker, Lee Introduce OFF Act to Protect Farmers, Cut Government Waste

Subject: Booker, Lee Introduce OFF Act to Protect Farmers, Cut Government Waste  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2025 CONTACT: Maya_Krishna-Rogers Booker, Lee Introduce OFF Act to Protect Farmers, Cut Government Waste WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Mike Lee (R-UT) ) reintroduced the bipartisan Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF)…



On-Farm Beef Processing Cuts Out the Middleman

Dan Sullivan, dsullivan@lancasterfarming.comMay 20, 2025 Cows on grass at White Oak Pastures.Submitted Small farmers practicing on-farm slaughter hope to take a bite of the large beef processors’ market share. “My belief is that we should slaughter animals where they are,” said Mike Callicrate, a Kansas cattle producer. Callicrate and others are showing that on-farm, USDA-sanctioned…



A rare moment to pull together to provide healthy food for all of us

Farm Action and the Farm Action Fund are excited to see many of our priorities highlighted in today’s MAHA Commission Report, which aligns with our efforts in the Food Not Feed Campaign movement. For over two decades, many of us have worked to end the current abusive food and agriculture system recognized in this report….



5.22.25 DTN: Filing Claims in $83.5M JBS Settlement

JBS Cattle Antitrust Settlement Claims Due Sept. 15 for $83.5 Million Payout Filing Claims in $83.5M JBS Settlement JBS Cattle Antitrust Settlement Claims Due Sept. 15 for $83.5 Million Payout 5/22/2025 | 8:43 AM CDT By Todd Neeley , DTN Environmental Editor Connect with Todd: @DTNeeley Producers filing claims in a recent JBS antitrust settlement…



When Globalization and the Monopoly Game are Over

Globalization, industrialization, and monopoly power have mined our most precious resources: https://nobull.mikecallicrate.com/…/message-to-maha…/



Missouri senator sends DOL letter about alleged child labor at Tyson Foods plant

This March, Hawley and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, which was designed to prohibit corporations that engage in illegal child labor practices to secure federal contracts. Missouri senator sends DOL letter about alleged child labor at Tyson Foods plant Source: ©JHVEPHOTO – STOCK.ADOBE.COM 05.08.2025 By Ryan…



News Roundup: The Meatpacking Monopoly and the Illusion of Choice

Plus: Egg companies get government bailouts while hiking egg prices View this newsletter in your browser. BEHIND THE BRANDS: THE MEATPACKING MONOPOLY AND THE ILLUSION OF CHOICE Did you know that just a handful of giant corporations are behind the countless meat brands available in the U.S.? Not only is this lack of choice deceptive—it…