lus: The EATS Act has been reintroduced under a new name. View this newsletter in your browser. BAYER-MONSANTO’S "GAG LAWS": SILENCING FARMERS AND SHIELDING CORPORATIONS Bayer has been embroiled in lawsuits since acquiring Monsanto amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding its weedkiller, Roundup. The company is facing 177,000 lawsuits alleging that Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, causes…
USDA to slash headquarters, other staff and relocate some to new ‘hubs’ around the country Mass layoffs at the Agriculture Department coming within weeks, with Washington facing significant cuts but regional employees also seeing reductions. April 7, 2025 Eric Katz Senior Correspondent The Agriculture Department is planning to dismantle its presence in Washington, D.C., according…
Corporate Controlled Globalization and Early Warnings to U.S. and Canadian Producers Posted on April 9, 2025 by Mike Callicrate As the U.S. economy reels from the impacts of tariffs, and cattle and beef supplies run short, we should go back and try to understand how we got here. How a handful of corporations leveraged Canadian…
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 and X here, or view the web version here. R-CALF USA Reaffirms Support of…
Tariffs Can Be a Vital Tool to Rebalance U.S. Trade, but Trump Must Act Immediately to Stop Corporations from Using New Tariffs as Cover to Price-Gouge April 2, 2025 Washington, D.C. – Today, as the Trump administration announced its tariffs plan, American Economic Liberties Project’s Rethink Trade Director, Lori Wallach, released this statement: “The businesses…
As Trump prepares new tariffs, this beef-farmer congressman has singled out Australian Wagyu By Brad Ryan in Washington DC Fri 28 March Marlin Stutzman is a fourth-generation farmer and congressman from Indiana. (ABC News: Brad Ryan) In short: As Donald Trump finalises his next round of import taxes, a Republican congressman is proposing a 70…
White House Weighs Helping Farmers as Trump Escalates Trade War The Trump administration has discussed providing financial aid for farmers who may be subject to retaliation by America’s trading partners. President Trump is weighing another round of relief for farmers, similar to what he offered during his 2018 trade war with China. But that rescue…
March 27, 2025 By Giles Stockton If you have lived as long as I, not much surprises you. However, learning through the New York Times (“Who’s Afraid of Lab-Grown Meat? 2025/03/14) that the NCBA (National Cattlemen’s Beef Association) does not oppose fake beef – this I admit was surprising. What on earth is the NCBA…