In this week’s Down to Earth episode, hear from Austin Frerick, author of Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Indsutry, about his experience seeing his home state of Iowa go from a world of farms to hollowed out rural communities due to monopolistic corporations and his solutions to these problems. New Down…
Op-Ed by Gilles Stockton, Montana Cattlemen’s Association Director Those of us raising cattle are upset at the movement blaming cows for global warming, especially since this is not supported by reality. The role of animal agriculture in carbon dioxide, and particularly methane emissions, is complex. Cows, however, cannot be singled out as the guilty…
R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America "Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer" For Immediate Release March 14, 2024 R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this week’s update on Facebook here Twitter here or view the web version here. Please find below R-CALF USA’s weekly opinion/commentary that discusses the recently…
Mexico defends GM corn restrictions with science Mar 14, 2024 by Timothy Wise An analysis of Mexico’s response to the U.S. in the USMCA dispute Since Mexico imposed its restrictions on genetically modified (GM) corn in tortillas last February as precautionary measures to protect public health and corn biodiversity, the United States government has repeatedly…
Tyson to close Perry pork plant in June By: Jared Strong – March 11, 2024 5:52 pm Tyson Perry Facility on March 11, 2024. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The largest employer in Perry — a Tyson Foods pork processing facility — is set to close permanently in June. A Tyson spokesperson on Monday…
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 or view the web version here. American Cattle Producers Grateful for Packers and Stockyards Act…
Walmart’s annual revenues are larger than the GDP of Sweden; its founding family are prolific philanthropists. Their nexus is poorly understood. By The Civil Eats Editors November 1, 2023 Illustration credit: Civil Eats Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’ Walmart Heirs Bet Big on Journalism Walmart and EDF Forged an Unlikely Partnership. 17 Years Later, What’s Changed? In…
FEB 29, 2024 Christopher Lord Contributor Christopher Lord was born in Finland, has lived in ten countries and is currently living in France. Formerly a university teacher and an activist in international affairs, based at Charles University and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic’s Institute of International Relations, both in Prague, his…
Missouri Prime Beef Packers suspends operations of Pleasant Hope, Mo., plant Story by Christopher Replogle SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – A southwest Missouri beef processing plant announced it has suspended operations. Missouri Prime Beef Packers of Pleasant Hope will close because of “unforeseen business circumstances.” The plant has not confirmed if the closure is permanent or…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 02/26/2024 CONTACT: Pablo Willis, press UFCW Statement on FTC’s Decision to Block Kroger-Albertsons Megamerger WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.2 million essential workers in grocery, meatpacking, food processing, and other essential industries across North America, released the following statement in response to…