BY SENS. CORY BOOKER (D-N.J.) AND MIKE LEE (R-UTAH), OPINION CONTRIBUTORS – 12/20/23 7:33 AM ET FILE – Cows graze in a field at a farm, Aug. 17, 2021, in Penobscot, Maine. The USDA trying to strengthen its system for animal-raising claims such as “pasture raised” and “grass fed”. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Fairness…

SEC Alleges Texas Cattle Investment is $191 Million Ponzi Scheme About to Implode 12/14/2023 | 3:42 PM CST By DTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) — The Securities and Exchange Commission has frozen the assets of a Texas-based cattle marketing company, alleging the company fraudulently sold securities in "cattle contracts" as a $191 million Ponzi…

November 28, 2023 Introduction Every year, the U.S. government spends billions of dollars on food. In 2022, including everything from food for military bases to school lunch programs, the government spent more than $9 billion on food procurement. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Defense get the biggest slices of the…

After two restaurant deliveries, Greg makes an early morning flight to DC. Greg Gunthorp comments on the Effective Food Procurement Act. Good afternoon, I’m Greg Gunthorp. Artisanal Farmer and processor. I’m on the board of American Grassfed Association and member of Farm Action and National Farmers Union. We raise pastured pigs, pastured poultry, and grassfed…

Burdened with relatively higher operating costs than the largest meat processors, small meatpacking plants are struggling to survive — even with $1 billion in federal grants available to them. by John McCracken, Investigate Midwest November 30, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest Greg Gunthorp in a pasture at his farm near LaGrange, IN, on…

By punting the Farm Bill to 2024, Congress misses a chance to help farmers and consumers squeezed by middlemen A combine harvests corn, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at a farm near Allerton, Ill. Cover crops top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change….

Pueblo’s District 60 in Colorado is one of very few school districts serving kids healthy food. District 60 beef and pork are purchased from Ranch Foods Direct in Colorado Springs. Hi Mike, I am noticing a really horrible trend: as the Meatless Mondays school campaigns gain traction in 40 countries around the world, spreading the…

USDA beef decision good for Montana ranchers, schools, MFU says TOM LUTEY Billings Gazette Nov 13, 2023 It was about the best news a small meat processor could hope for. On Thursday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that from now on the Agricultural Marketing Service would only be purchasing meat sourced to American farms…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5PLwWq71hU&t=1352s If school, hospital, and rest home administrators, fast food companies, big food service companies, and government agencies didn’t know – they darn sure will now after hearing the Moms Across America report. We are literally killing people with food.

Welcome to the final three days of the Farmers Gratitude Summit. It has been a humbling, perspective-expanding and heartwarming week. Many of you have expressed support and alignment with the farmers and message in our film and talks. A deep bow of gratitude to each of you for joining. Click here to watch our documentary…