War is expensive both on and off the battlefield Alan Guebert Aug. 13, 2023 When asked to describe war, Union General William T. Sherman noted that “War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it.” Later, in a speech, Sherman did refine his easily forgettable dictum to the much shorter, impossible-to-forget: “War is hell.” Others thought…

August 7, 2023 By Gilles Stockton After years of depressed prices, we ranchers and cattle feeders are desperate for Congress to do something – do anything!  It was in this context that the 50/14 concept was conceived. When the “negotiated spot market” for fat cattle got down to less than 20% of the total, it…

$10M Settlement Reached in Wages Case Settlement Struck in Antitrust Case Alleging Food Companies Suppressed Wages 8/8/2023 By Todd Neeley , DTN Staff Reporter Connect with Todd: @DTNeeley A group of current and former employees of several food companies announced a settlement with one of the companies that they allege conspired to suppress wages. (DTN…

Tyson Foods to shut four US chicken plants in blow to small towns Tom Polansek Updated Mon, August 7, 2023 at 12:57 PM MDT·3 min read FILE PHOTO: Tyson Fresh Meats processing plant is seen three days after a fire heavily damaged the facility in the Finney County town of Holcomb By Tom Polansek CHICAGO…

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. Cattle Group Applauds Reps. Hageman and Khanna for Introducing Mandatory COOL Bill for Beef in U.S. House BILLINGS, Mont., August 4, 2023 – Last Friday U.S. Reps. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) and…

Harvest Public Media | By Elizabeth Rembert Published August 1, 2023 at 4:00 AM CDT Trey Wasserburger looks out at a pen of cattle from his pickup. He works at this feed yard alongside his father-in-law in Nebraska. It takes three years of work to raise cattle before they get to the feedlot, then they need…

NFL Hall of Famer turned Alabama farmer John Hannah struggles to keep cattle farm as Congress debates Farm Bill Erica Thomas | 07.31.23 Alabama farmers have been hit hard in today’s economy, and John Hannah, Crimson Tide football legend and NFL Hall of Famer turned Alabama farmer, says he knows firsthand. Hannah is known as…

Rural veterinary services are suffering more than ever. We must do better for our small towns. MADHAV NARAYAN JULY 21, 2023 nEBRASKA EXAMINER (John Moore/Getty Images) Farmers and ranchers have long sounded the alarm about the shortage of rural veterinarians. Now, the issue is worse than ever. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more…

Jordan Peterson and Dr Leslyn Lewis speak about the decision by politicians to cut the nitrogen in agriculture and how this will leave millions hungry. They also talk about how the government should work for the people rather than govern them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgpleO6iRW8 Jordan Peterson and Dr. Leslyn pull the curtain back on the real mission…

While the majority of the profit used to go to cattle producers or farmers, it now goes to retailers due to growing consolidation in the grocery industry. Opinion by Rena Wong, president, United Food & Commercial Workers Local 663 July 23, 2023 Over 130 years ago, our nation unanimously passed the first piece of antitrust…