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Burley Brothers Country Butchery opens storefront in Attica

Burley Brothers Country Butchery opens storefront in Attica LOCALLY GROWN: Business provides local meat and other products at Attica location By KORI SCIANDRA ksciandra@batavianews.com May 25, 2022 Burly Brothers Country Butchery opened this week in Attica. The business is among handful of full USDA butchers statewide. ATTICA — Burly Brothers Country Butchery opened its 10,000-square-foot…



Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Strengthen Food Supply Chains, Level the Playing Field for Growers, and Lower Prices for American Consumers

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Strengthen Food Supply Chains, Level the Playing Field for Growers, and Lower Prices for American Consumers Today, USDA announced a suite of new actions delivering on key commitments from President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, including issuing a new Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking,…



NFU Hails Approval of the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act by the House Ag Committee

alls Bill a "Big Step Forward" in Enforcing Laws, Supporting a Fair Marketplace FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker Lmedsker, (202) 557-5328 NFU Hails Approval of the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act by the House Ag Committee Calls Bill a "Big Step Forward" in Enforcing Laws, Supporting a Fair Marketplace WASHINGTON,…



Booker, Tester, Merkley, Warren Introduce Bill to Impose Moratorium on Large Agribusiness Mergers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2022 CONTACT: Maya_Krishna-Rogers Booker, Tester, Merkley, Warren Introduce Bill to Impose Moratorium on Large Agribusiness Mergers Washington D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jon Tester (D-MT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2022, legislation that…



The Climate Crisis and the future of the US beef industry, By Dennis Olson

The Climate Crisis and the future of the US beef industry Published: 16/05/2022 Rebuilding the U.S. cattle herd is imperative for labor standards, climate stability and a just transition for meat workers Dennis Olson, UFCW At its peak, Cargill’s beef plant in Plainview, Texas employed 2000 workers with good paying union jobs and generous benefits,…



Report Exposes Meatpacking Monopoly’s Fake Shortages During Pandemic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2022 Media Contact: Dee Laninga, Farm Action, 202-450-0094, dlaninga Report Exposes Meatpacking Monopoly’s Fake Shortages During Pandemic Heavy lobbying of industry-captured government harmed workers and emptied grocery shelves, while meatpackers increased exports and profits Washington, DC — Yesterday, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a blockbuster report revealing…



What does a better food system look like? | Mike Callicrate | No-Bull Food News

What does a better food system look like? Why a local/regional food system would change the game in regards to feeding your family quality foods and keeping farmers and ranchers in business. Begin by getting out of the box …



AAI Advisor Robert Taylor Issues New Analysis on the Market Power Problem in Beef

Economic & Policy Analysis AAI Advisor Robert Taylor Issues New Analysis on the Market Power Problem in Beef, Lays Out New Policy Framework for Ensuring Competition and Fairness in Cattle and Beef Markets April 27, 2022 | C. Robert Taylor Today, AAI Advisor and agricultural economist, C. Robert Taylor (Alfa Professor Emeritus in the College…



The Butchers from Brazil: The corporate colossus devouring Australia’s food business

The Butchers from Brazil: The corporate colossus devouring Australia’s food business Posted Mon 25 Apr 2022, 8:30pm “I was gutted. Please not JBS taking over our abattoir.” Tammi Jonas, Australian pig farmer The Butchers from Brazil: The corporate colossus devouring Australia’s food business See Video "The control they exert is enormous." Pork producer, Victoria JBS…



Industrial Agriculture and Urban Sprawl – A model of growth that’s made to fail.

April 15, 2022 Industrial Agriculture and Urban Sprawl – A model of growth that’s made to fail. by Mike Callicrate The world is running out of fresh water. Day Zero, when the water runs out, is coming soon, especially to places like Colorado and the High Plains. The Arkansas and South Platte rivers that flow…