Global corporations have now taken control of many industries. Companies like Walmart and the Dollar Stores are gutting the last of the money from our communities in America. At the same time, companies like Cargill and JBS take every advantage they can from smaller companies. Local-based businesses definitely care more about the people, the environment,…
BY LISA HELD MAY 22, 2024 With the biggest poultry company in the country backtracking and other commitments to raising healthier birds unmet, the future is rockier than it once seemed. Seven years ago, Tyson—one of the largest chicken producers in the world—made headlines with its commitment to “eliminate antibiotics in chicken.” Then, last summer, the company changed…
It started with the Chinese purchase of hog giant Smithfield – grabbing 25% of America’s pork production. I got worse fast, including the JBS Brazilian meat mafia takeover of beef and poultry. We literally cannot feed ourselves. http://www.magpictures.com/thegrab/trailer
Most of us would like to live in a society accountable to people and the planet, one in which we exercise genuine agency over our lives and have a real say in the decisions that affect our communities, but the dramatic increase in corporate domination, especially the rise of giant tech companies that wield unprecedented…
Barons Update: Third Printing!Hey, it’s Austin, It’s been nearly two months since the publication of Barons and the reception has been way more positive than I ever expected. We’re already on our third printing, and the book has received universal acclaim. Independent booksellers named it one of The Best Books of Spring 2024 and…
Nevil Speer must be suffering the same delusion as IBP’s Bob Peterson: “That is called importing.” https://youtu.be/FuYxM8laGCI?list=PLmT23RdkRk0oJbJ-7IlHmPBLgj40bDmt7&t=3409 R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill BullardPhone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this news release on Facebook here or view the web version here. Below please find…
May 9, 2024 A study conducted by the Union of Concerned Scientists (USC) states Tyson Foods released 371 million pounds of pollutants into waterways. Photo 186167919 © Andreistanescu | Dreamstime.com Read the full USC report on Tyson’s pollution Waste Deep: How Tyson Foods Pollutes US Waterways and Which States Bear the Brunt, by Omanjana Goswami, Stacy Woods…
R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America “Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer” For Immediate Release May 2, 2024 R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com View and share this week’s update on Facebook here Twitter here or view the web version here. Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA At the behest of…
April 29, 2024 Go inside the rigged game of Big Beef and discover many differences between the giant Beef Industry and the local community-based storefront. This video is about Mike Callicrate’s story of deception and bribery as well as his will to build a community-based food system that actually benefits the places where we live.
Do We Really Want a Food Cartel? Mergers and acquisitions have created food oligopolies that are inefficient, barely regulated, unfair, and even dangerous. By Eric Schlosser Millennium Images / Gallery Stock April 9, 2024 The Federal Trade Commission has just released its long-anticipated report on the major disruptions to America’s grocery-supply chain during the coronavirus…