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Senator Cory Booker just exposed how massive food lobbyists are abusing federal programs to steal money from independent farmers. Then, they use that money to entrench their monopoly power at the expense of independent farmers. “I cannot tell you how much the checkoff program pisses me off.” “They’re making...

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120 MAHA organizations, farmers, and medical leaders just called on Trump’s USDA to make dramatic changes to SAVE our farmers. First, Farm Action’s Angela Huffman broke down how the USDA can help independent farmers with the stroke of a pen: “The government is the largest purchaser of food in our country.” “We’re calling for USDA to direct more of their $5 billion food buying budget to independent, sustainable farmers growing healthy foods.” “25 corporations receive over half of that money every single year, and it’s not right.” “Just making that simple shift—we’re not even asking for more money, we’re asking to use that $5 billion that they’re already buying food—would ensure that these taxpayer dollars are supporting real farmers, putting healthier food, organic, pasture-based, humanely raised foods into schools and public programs.”
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120 MAHA organizations, farmers, and medical leaders just called on Trump’s USDA to make dramatic changes to SAVE our farmers. First, Farm Action’s Angela Huffman broke down how the USDA can help independent farmers with the stroke of a pen: “The government is the largest purchaser of food in our country.” “We’re calling for USDA to direct more of their $5 billion food buying budget to independent, sustainable farmers growing healthy foods.” “25 corporations receive over half of that money every single year, and it’s not right.” “Just making that simple shift—we’re not even asking for more money, we’re asking to use that $5 billion that they’re already buying food—would ensure that these taxpayer dollars are supporting real farmers, putting healthier food, organic, pasture-based, humanely raised foods into schools and public programs.”

Farm Action

21,840 views • 9 months ago

American soybean farmers harshly accused Trump of the trade war he started: China and other countries stopped buying from American farmers. What does Trump do? He uses tariff revenue to bail out farmers. The problem is that American consumers, who are also farmers, pay the tariff costs. The federal government uses that money to pay the farmers for the money they lost as a result of the trade war it started. Then, they stamp their name on it and claim they support farmers.
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American soybean farmers harshly accused Trump of the trade war he started: China and other countries stopped buying from American farmers. What does Trump do? He uses tariff revenue to bail out farmers. The problem is that American consumers, who are also farmers, pay the tariff costs. The federal government uses that money to pay the farmers for the money they lost as a result of the trade war it started. Then, they stamp their name on it and claim they support farmers.

Li Zexin 李泽欣

25,641 views • 10 months ago

Tucker Carlson just declared that American farmers are “victims” of Big Agriculture’s “abuse.” “They’re the ones getting cancer.” Farmer Zach Lahn joined Tucker and revealed a shocking statistic about cancer and pesticides like glyphosate and paraquat: “Ag is the largest industry [in Iowa], and … we have the fastest rate of new cancer of anywhere in the history of human civilization.” “I’m not trying to tell farmers how they have to farm.” “We run a regenerative farm, a lot of it’s organic.” This is exactly why Farm Action is fighting for independent farmers against the corporate monopolies that dominate our food system. Farmers are not the enemy. Farmers are victims of a corrupt system that requires them to use pesticides like glyphosate and paraquat that poisons them, or else they’ll be forced out of business. Our goal is not to tell farmers how to farm. Our goal is to empower farmers to run sustainable, organic farms that they can pass on to their children, and to free them from the shackles that corporate monopolies have bound them to. But we’re in an uphill battle against these powerful monopolies, and we need all hands on deck to defend independent farmers. Join our fight below:🧵 Tucker Carlson Zach Lahn
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Tucker Carlson just declared that American farmers are “victims” of Big Agriculture’s “abuse.” “They’re the ones getting cancer.” Farmer Zach Lahn joined Tucker and revealed a shocking statistic about cancer and pesticides like glyphosate and paraquat: “Ag is the largest industry [in Iowa], and … we have the fastest rate of new cancer of anywhere in the history of human civilization.” “I’m not trying to tell farmers how they have to farm.” “We run a regenerative farm, a lot of it’s organic.” This is exactly why Farm Action is fighting for independent farmers against the corporate monopolies that dominate our food system. Farmers are not the enemy. Farmers are victims of a corrupt system that requires them to use pesticides like glyphosate and paraquat that poisons them, or else they’ll be forced out of business. Our goal is not to tell farmers how to farm. Our goal is to empower farmers to run sustainable, organic farms that they can pass on to their children, and to free them from the shackles that corporate monopolies have bound them to. But we’re in an uphill battle against these powerful monopolies, and we need all hands on deck to defend independent farmers. Join our fight below:🧵 Tucker Carlson Zach Lahn

Farm Action

11,403 views • 5 months ago

Beef Checkoff: Rigged💲 || Post No. 1 There is an Unholy Trinity of Middlers who stand between the Farmers and Ranchers on the one side and Big Ag on the other. It’s my opinion that the Middlers have done more harm to the Farmers and Ranchers than Big Ag ever could — because they are on the inside playing the Farmer for a fool. I harp relentlessly on the first two of the Unholy Trinity: Farm Credit + Farm Bureau. But there is a third amongst them and it’s the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association or the NCBA; and we start taking a look at them tonight. Meet my friend Fred Stokes — a hero to cattle producers and a man of integrity. More to come.
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Beef Checkoff: Rigged💲 || Post No. 1 There is an Unholy Trinity of Middlers who stand between the Farmers and Ranchers on the one side and Big Ag on the other. It’s my opinion that the Middlers have done more harm to the Farmers and Ranchers than Big Ag ever could — because they are on the inside playing the Farmer for a fool. I harp relentlessly on the first two of the Unholy Trinity: Farm Credit + Farm Bureau. But there is a third amongst them and it’s the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association or the NCBA; and we start taking a look at them tonight. Meet my friend Fred Stokes — a hero to cattle producers and a man of integrity. More to come.

Dustin Kittle

35,541 views • 1 year ago

“Today, 63 farmers will go out of business.” “Farmers are going broke.” “At the same time as … families can’t feed their kids.” “Yet across agriculture and food sectors, dominant corporations are posting record profits.” Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell delivered an urgent call to break up corporate monopolies in our food system at a roundtable hosted by Chuck Schumer. The problem is much, much worse than you think. “When I began farming in 1980, the top four beef packers controlled about 36% of the cattle.” “Today, it’s 85% of the fat cattle.” “There were 56 fertilizer companies.” “Today, there’s three dominant ones.” “They use supply chain disruptions to gouge the consumer and take advantage of the farmer.” “And these farmers will be coming here and asking for another bailout from Congress, fourth time in just a little over a year.” “Companies themselves acknowledged at the time and filings with the SEC that a large share of their pricing is not tied to their cost, but how much a farmer gets paid.” “The more bailout money you give the farmers, the more the input companies are gonna charge.” “That’s how monopoly power works.” “We also need to confront the role of commodity checkoff programs.” “These programs were created to support farmers.” “But today, a large share of mandatory farmer funds flows into marketing and policy influencing the Congress.” “They primarily benefit the processors and dominant firms.” “For more than four decades, both parties have actually allowed the sliding towards monopoly control.”
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“Today, 63 farmers will go out of business.” “Farmers are going broke.” “At the same time as … families can’t feed their kids.” “Yet across agriculture and food sectors, dominant corporations are posting record profits.” Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell delivered an urgent call to break up corporate monopolies in our food system at a roundtable hosted by Chuck Schumer. The problem is much, much worse than you think. “When I began farming in 1980, the top four beef packers controlled about 36% of the cattle.” “Today, it’s 85% of the fat cattle.” “There were 56 fertilizer companies.” “Today, there’s three dominant ones.” “They use supply chain disruptions to gouge the consumer and take advantage of the farmer.” “And these farmers will be coming here and asking for another bailout from Congress, fourth time in just a little over a year.” “Companies themselves acknowledged at the time and filings with the SEC that a large share of their pricing is not tied to their cost, but how much a farmer gets paid.” “The more bailout money you give the farmers, the more the input companies are gonna charge.” “That’s how monopoly power works.” “We also need to confront the role of commodity checkoff programs.” “These programs were created to support farmers.” “But today, a large share of mandatory farmer funds flows into marketing and policy influencing the Congress.” “They primarily benefit the processors and dominant firms.” “For more than four decades, both parties have actually allowed the sliding towards monopoly control.”

Farm Action

56,689 views • 5 months ago

You're paying more for beef in your supermarket but cattle farmers aren't seeing that money. Instead, the "Big 4" monopolies who own 85% of the beef market are raking in record profits. We talked to Coy Young, one of 14,700 cattle farmers who will sell their farms this year.
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You're paying more for beef in your supermarket but cattle farmers aren't seeing that money. Instead, the "Big 4" monopolies who own 85% of the beef market are raking in record profits. We talked to Coy Young, one of 14,700 cattle farmers who will sell their farms this year.

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Mandatory Country Of Origin Labeling on beef was rescinded in 2015, and since that time, American shelves have been flooded with beef labeled "Product of the USA," despite the fact that it was from animals born, raised and slaughtered overseas. It appears that after the first of this coming year, "Product of USA" will once again mean that the animals were born, raised and slaughtered in the United States of America. Unfortunately, this is not a mandatory ruling, so no country of origin is required to be put on the label. It is our hope that this small change will once again allow American farmers to differentiate domestic product from imported product.
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Mandatory Country Of Origin Labeling on beef was rescinded in 2015, and since that time, American shelves have been flooded with beef labeled "Product of the USA," despite the fact that it was from animals born, raised and slaughtered overseas. It appears that after the first of this coming year, "Product of USA" will once again mean that the animals were born, raised and slaughtered in the United States of America. Unfortunately, this is not a mandatory ruling, so no country of origin is required to be put on the label. It is our hope that this small change will once again allow American farmers to differentiate domestic product from imported product.

White Oak Pastures

17,887 views • 7 months ago

.Secretary Kennedy: “One of the reasons this is critical for the American farmer is because the profits from agriculture are going to processed food companies…We are ending that now and we’re giving those profits back to local producers, to cattlemen, to ranchers, to agricultural farmers all over the country.”
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.Secretary Kennedy: “One of the reasons this is critical for the American farmer is because the profits from agriculture are going to processed food companies…We are ending that now and we’re giving those profits back to local producers, to cattlemen, to ranchers, to agricultural farmers all over the country.”

HHS Rapid Response

59,624 views • 4 months ago

NCBA sent a mass text to cattle producers this week. The text called MCOOL supporters "activists." It said mandatory country of origin labeling is "failed policy" and "pro-government, not pro-consumer or pro-cattleman." It claimed MCOOL would cost the industry $1 billion a year. The text had NCBA letterhead. You couldn't even reply to it. Corbitt Wall got the text from multiple producers on his Feeder Flash show. He read it verbatim. "90% of the people I talked to are in big support of mandatory country of origin labeling." The Meat Institute, the packer lobby, put out its own piece this week claiming MCOOL will cost a billion a year. Two of the Big Four packers are foreign-owned. They have easy access to cheap Brazilian beef and they do not want consumers to know where their meat comes from. R-CALF and US Cattlemen's Association have supported MCOOL from the start. NCBA calls you an activist for wanting your beef labeled.
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NCBA sent a mass text to cattle producers this week. The text called MCOOL supporters "activists." It said mandatory country of origin labeling is "failed policy" and "pro-government, not pro-consumer or pro-cattleman." It claimed MCOOL would cost the industry $1 billion a year. The text had NCBA letterhead. You couldn't even reply to it. Corbitt Wall got the text from multiple producers on his Feeder Flash show. He read it verbatim. "90% of the people I talked to are in big support of mandatory country of origin labeling." The Meat Institute, the packer lobby, put out its own piece this week claiming MCOOL will cost a billion a year. Two of the Big Four packers are foreign-owned. They have easy access to cheap Brazilian beef and they do not want consumers to know where their meat comes from. R-CALF and US Cattlemen's Association have supported MCOOL from the start. NCBA calls you an activist for wanting your beef labeled.

SAVE BEEF 🇺🇸 BeefMaps.com

12,053 views • 14 days ago

The media and every tariff doomsayer on cable news is not going to like this announcement one bit. From inside the Cabinet Room, President Trump revealed that American farmers will be receiving $12 billion in relief…and the money is not coming from taxpayers. It’s all funded directly from tariff revenue. TRUMP: “I am delighted to announce this afternoon the United States will take a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs…so what we’re doing is we’re taking a relatively small portion of that and going to be giving and providing to farmers in economic assistance.” “We love our farmers. As you know, farmers like me, based on voting trends, voting trends or anything else, they are great people, they are the backbone of our country.” “We’re going to use that money to provide $12 billion in economic assistance to American farmers.” “$12 billion is a lot of money, what do you think?”
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The media and every tariff doomsayer on cable news is not going to like this announcement one bit. From inside the Cabinet Room, President Trump revealed that American farmers will be receiving $12 billion in relief…and the money is not coming from taxpayers. It’s all funded directly from tariff revenue. TRUMP: “I am delighted to announce this afternoon the United States will take a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs…so what we’re doing is we’re taking a relatively small portion of that and going to be giving and providing to farmers in economic assistance.” “We love our farmers. As you know, farmers like me, based on voting trends, voting trends or anything else, they are great people, they are the backbone of our country.” “We’re going to use that money to provide $12 billion in economic assistance to American farmers.” “$12 billion is a lot of money, what do you think?”

Overton

79,939 views • 8 months ago

“We could transform the entire food industry” with one simple change. Zen Honeycutt said the USDA and Defense Department are two of the largest purchasers of food in the U.S. For decades, that money has rewarded the biggest corporations and the most centralized supply chains. But that money could support independent farmers, healthy food, and local economies. Leveraging food procurement to support independent farmers and build a more competitive food system is one of Farm Action’s top priorities for the 2026 Farm Bill, which Congress will soon be voting on. Honeycutt: “If we change how we procure our food, and we focus on American food first, and we focus on non-toxic, nutrient-dense food, we could transform the entire food industry just by focusing on the military and school lunches having non-toxic, nutrient-dense food.” “Farmers would have a guaranteed market.” “It wouldn’t be unsure, like, is China gonna buy our soybeans this year or not?” “We could be growing real food here in America with support from the government.” And you can take action right now to urge Congress to re-direct food procurement funds away from corporations and toward independent farms. It only takes 2 minutes. Use our link in the reply below to help us fight for a fair 2026 Farm Bill with just a few clicks:🧵 Zen Honeycutt
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“We could transform the entire food industry” with one simple change. Zen Honeycutt said the USDA and Defense Department are two of the largest purchasers of food in the U.S. For decades, that money has rewarded the biggest corporations and the most centralized supply chains. But that money could support independent farmers, healthy food, and local economies. Leveraging food procurement to support independent farmers and build a more competitive food system is one of Farm Action’s top priorities for the 2026 Farm Bill, which Congress will soon be voting on. Honeycutt: “If we change how we procure our food, and we focus on American food first, and we focus on non-toxic, nutrient-dense food, we could transform the entire food industry just by focusing on the military and school lunches having non-toxic, nutrient-dense food.” “Farmers would have a guaranteed market.” “It wouldn’t be unsure, like, is China gonna buy our soybeans this year or not?” “We could be growing real food here in America with support from the government.” And you can take action right now to urge Congress to re-direct food procurement funds away from corporations and toward independent farms. It only takes 2 minutes. Use our link in the reply below to help us fight for a fair 2026 Farm Bill with just a few clicks:🧵 Zen Honeycutt

Farm Action

42,519 views • 6 months ago

Elon Musk believes that YES, prominent Democrats like Maxine Waters, Adam Schiff and Chuck Schumer have received USAID money funneled through NGOs “There is a massive amount of corruption — So they'll send the money overseas to one NGO, then it'll go through a bunch of them, and then I'm highly confident that a bunch of that money then comes back to the United States and lands in the pockets of the people you just mentioned.” “So what happens is there's money that, obviously it's your taxpayer money, that is then sent to various government organizations who then send it to, to NGOs, which, which an NGO is a non-governmental organization. But obviously if it's a government-funded non-governmental organization, it's just an organization, it's just a government. And effectively there's a giant fraud loophole, which is that the government can send money to an NGO that is then no longer governed by the law laws of the United States. So they'll, they'll send the money overseas to one NGO, then it'll go through a bunch of a bunch of them. And then I'm highly confident that a bunch of that money then comes back to the United States and lands in the pockets of the people you just mentioned. But it is a circuitous route. It's not like it doesn't go directly, but let's just say that there's a lot of strangely wealthy members of Congress where I'm trying to connect the dots of how did they become rich? Well earning, how'd they get $20 million if they're earning $200,000 a year? It sounds that's how, how do I just, nobody can explain that. So it’s something we're gonna try to figure it out and certainly stop it from happening. The whole NGO scam is just crazy — It’s blown my mind really”
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Elon Musk believes that YES, prominent Democrats like Maxine Waters, Adam Schiff and Chuck Schumer have received USAID money funneled through NGOs “There is a massive amount of corruption — So they'll send the money overseas to one NGO, then it'll go through a bunch of them, and then I'm highly confident that a bunch of that money then comes back to the United States and lands in the pockets of the people you just mentioned.” “So what happens is there's money that, obviously it's your taxpayer money, that is then sent to various government organizations who then send it to, to NGOs, which, which an NGO is a non-governmental organization. But obviously if it's a government-funded non-governmental organization, it's just an organization, it's just a government. And effectively there's a giant fraud loophole, which is that the government can send money to an NGO that is then no longer governed by the law laws of the United States. So they'll, they'll send the money overseas to one NGO, then it'll go through a bunch of a bunch of them. And then I'm highly confident that a bunch of that money then comes back to the United States and lands in the pockets of the people you just mentioned. But it is a circuitous route. It's not like it doesn't go directly, but let's just say that there's a lot of strangely wealthy members of Congress where I'm trying to connect the dots of how did they become rich? Well earning, how'd they get $20 million if they're earning $200,000 a year? It sounds that's how, how do I just, nobody can explain that. So it’s something we're gonna try to figure it out and certainly stop it from happening. The whole NGO scam is just crazy — It’s blown my mind really”

Wall Street Apes

341,422 views • 1 year ago

🚨 The TRUTH about farm bailouts is OUT—and it’s worse than you think. 🚨 Over the last 8 years, the U.S. government has sent $130 BILLION in emergency aid to farmers. Sounds good, right? WRONG. The money isn’t going to farmers—it’s going straight to BIG CORPORATIONS. 💸 Here’s how it works: Farmers like Adam and Scott get a "bailout." But that money immediately goes to the corporations they owe for seeds, fertilizer, machinery—anything they need to farm. Meanwhile, the cost of those inputs has TRIPLED since the 90s. 😡 Farmers are paying WAY MORE for the same things. But the prices they get for their crops? Barely enough to cover it. They’re breaking even at best. 💔 But the mega-corporations? They’re raking in huge profits. 💰 Monsanto and Bayer merged in 2015—and no one stopped them. Now, a handful of companies control almost everything—seeds, fertilizer, machinery. Let’s break it down: Farmers might gross $500/acre. But they’re paying $490 for inputs. That’s how these companies inflate prices and squeeze farmers dry. 😤 And when farmers can’t make ends meet? These same corporations go to YOU—the taxpayer—for a bailout. 🤯 Instead of lowering prices, they’re laundering your tax dollars to keep their profits sky-high. 💸 The ag industry is a multi-billion dollar scam. The government is just letting it happen. 😡 Farmers deserve better. It’s time to fight back and take control of our food system. We the People must defend farmers, demand real reform, and break up these monopolies before they destroy the heart of American agriculture. ✊ Farmers need our support. Let's make our voices heard. 📢
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🚨 The TRUTH about farm bailouts is OUT—and it’s worse than you think. 🚨 Over the last 8 years, the U.S. government has sent $130 BILLION in emergency aid to farmers. Sounds good, right? WRONG. The money isn’t going to farmers—it’s going straight to BIG CORPORATIONS. 💸 Here’s how it works: Farmers like Adam and Scott get a "bailout." But that money immediately goes to the corporations they owe for seeds, fertilizer, machinery—anything they need to farm. Meanwhile, the cost of those inputs has TRIPLED since the 90s. 😡 Farmers are paying WAY MORE for the same things. But the prices they get for their crops? Barely enough to cover it. They’re breaking even at best. 💔 But the mega-corporations? They’re raking in huge profits. 💰 Monsanto and Bayer merged in 2015—and no one stopped them. Now, a handful of companies control almost everything—seeds, fertilizer, machinery. Let’s break it down: Farmers might gross $500/acre. But they’re paying $490 for inputs. That’s how these companies inflate prices and squeeze farmers dry. 😤 And when farmers can’t make ends meet? These same corporations go to YOU—the taxpayer—for a bailout. 🤯 Instead of lowering prices, they’re laundering your tax dollars to keep their profits sky-high. 💸 The ag industry is a multi-billion dollar scam. The government is just letting it happen. 😡 Farmers deserve better. It’s time to fight back and take control of our food system. We the People must defend farmers, demand real reform, and break up these monopolies before they destroy the heart of American agriculture. ✊ Farmers need our support. Let's make our voices heard. 📢

Levi Leatherberry

223,301 views • 8 months ago

Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell just went to Washington and sounded the alarm: America’s ranchers are in “CRISIS.” “We cannot afford a food supply where foreign beef fills the gap while American ranchers go out of business.” And he named the first step that the Trump Administration can take to reverse this crisis: “Reinstating Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling for beef and pork must be a top U.S. priority in the 2026 USMCA review.” “This is urgent regarding our food security, the survival of independent ranchers, and the long-term stability of North America’s beef supply.” “USDA reports that the U.S. beef cow herd has fallen to its smallest level in over 70 years.” “Ranchers tell us the same thing across the country. They cannot justify rebuilding their herds because the market does not reward U.S. origin.” “Tyson just closed a beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, and is scaling back a plant in Amarillo, Texas.” “These moves impact 4,900 jobs.” “At the same time, beef imports are rising to record levels, over 4.5 million pounds last year.” “That combination—a shrinking domestic herd and rising imports—is a dangerous trajectory for America’s food security and rural economy.” “Reinstating MCOOL would give ranchers the most important thing they lack today: a reliable and forceful market signal that U.S.-raised beef will be recognized and rewarded.” “Reinstating MCOOL would allow consumers to choose U.S.-raised beef and ensure that choice benefits U.S. ranchers, give producers the confidence to reinvest in multi-year herd expansion, strengthen rural economies by keeping food dollars local, and build a more resilient domestic supply.” “The United States cannot afford a cattle industry at its smallest level in 70 years.” “MCOOL is essential for rebuilding the herd, restoring fairness, and protecting our food security.”
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Farm Action’s Joe Maxwell just went to Washington and sounded the alarm: America’s ranchers are in “CRISIS.” “We cannot afford a food supply where foreign beef fills the gap while American ranchers go out of business.” And he named the first step that the Trump Administration can take to reverse this crisis: “Reinstating Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling for beef and pork must be a top U.S. priority in the 2026 USMCA review.” “This is urgent regarding our food security, the survival of independent ranchers, and the long-term stability of North America’s beef supply.” “USDA reports that the U.S. beef cow herd has fallen to its smallest level in over 70 years.” “Ranchers tell us the same thing across the country. They cannot justify rebuilding their herds because the market does not reward U.S. origin.” “Tyson just closed a beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, and is scaling back a plant in Amarillo, Texas.” “These moves impact 4,900 jobs.” “At the same time, beef imports are rising to record levels, over 4.5 million pounds last year.” “That combination—a shrinking domestic herd and rising imports—is a dangerous trajectory for America’s food security and rural economy.” “Reinstating MCOOL would give ranchers the most important thing they lack today: a reliable and forceful market signal that U.S.-raised beef will be recognized and rewarded.” “Reinstating MCOOL would allow consumers to choose U.S.-raised beef and ensure that choice benefits U.S. ranchers, give producers the confidence to reinvest in multi-year herd expansion, strengthen rural economies by keeping food dollars local, and build a more resilient domestic supply.” “The United States cannot afford a cattle industry at its smallest level in 70 years.” “MCOOL is essential for rebuilding the herd, restoring fairness, and protecting our food security.”

Farm Action

13,204 views • 8 months ago

Thomas Massie just exposed a tactic lobbyists use to control Congress. "A lobbyist can't buy me food, but I can go to launch, pick up the tab, and the lobbyist can write me a $5,000 check to my campaign, and then my campaign can pay for the food." "The lobbyists, when they give you money, ostensibly they're not giving you their money. They're not even giving you their corporation's money. They are giving you money from employees of that corporation who have pooled their money into a club or a group. And they've been persuaded maybe by their management that they should give a little back to this because their job would be more secure if they supported their lobbying efforts in D.C." I can't even pretend to be surprised anymore. Congress is the den of liars and thieves.
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Thomas Massie just exposed a tactic lobbyists use to control Congress. "A lobbyist can't buy me food, but I can go to launch, pick up the tab, and the lobbyist can write me a $5,000 check to my campaign, and then my campaign can pay for the food." "The lobbyists, when they give you money, ostensibly they're not giving you their money. They're not even giving you their corporation's money. They are giving you money from employees of that corporation who have pooled their money into a club or a group. And they've been persuaded maybe by their management that they should give a little back to this because their job would be more secure if they supported their lobbying efforts in D.C." I can't even pretend to be surprised anymore. Congress is the den of liars and thieves.

George

842,838 views • 1 year ago

G. Edward Griffin: Central bankers create money out of thin air, lend it to governments at interest, and use the resulting power, wealth and influence to amass ever more control, at the expense of the average person. "The real goal is not just to make more money. They've got all the money they can possibly spend. Their real goal today... is to control every human being on the planet." "Governments need money, and the only way they can get it is to tax their subjects, which is unpopular... so they don't like the tax structure so much. But they love the fiat money structure—the devaluation of the purchasing power of the existing national currencies—because that's a hidden tax that goes directly to them." "And not one person in a thousand out there in the street understands how that works, so there's no animosity or anger on the public part because they don't understand that they're being plundered. So it's their favourite method of paying for everything, and they have no limit." G. Edward Griffin is the author of 'The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve'.
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G. Edward Griffin: Central bankers create money out of thin air, lend it to governments at interest, and use the resulting power, wealth and influence to amass ever more control, at the expense of the average person. "The real goal is not just to make more money. They've got all the money they can possibly spend. Their real goal today... is to control every human being on the planet." "Governments need money, and the only way they can get it is to tax their subjects, which is unpopular... so they don't like the tax structure so much. But they love the fiat money structure—the devaluation of the purchasing power of the existing national currencies—because that's a hidden tax that goes directly to them." "And not one person in a thousand out there in the street understands how that works, so there's no animosity or anger on the public part because they don't understand that they're being plundered. So it's their favourite method of paying for everything, and they have no limit." G. Edward Griffin is the author of 'The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve'.

Wide Awake Media

37,254 views • 1 year ago

USDA Allows 'Product of USA' Labels On Grass Fed Beef That Never Lived On American Soil. Almost 90% Of American Market Grass Fed Beef Is Imported From 20+ Foreign Countries. Once The Foreign Meat Enters The US, Repackaging It Makes It 'Legal' To Qualify As A 'Product Of USA.' The elimination of country of origin labeling for meat caused American producers’ share of the grass fed cattle market to decline from 60% to less than 15% in just a few years. In 2015, the Obama administration’s USDA rolled back Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) for beef & pork products, allowing meat to be sold without disclosing what country it came from, on the label. Under current rules, beef & pork products that are shipped to the United States can be labeled “product of U.S.A.,” even when the animal was raised on another continent. A steer that is born, raised & processed in Uruguay can be cut into steaks or ground up & repackaged at a meatpacking plant in Colorado & is labeled as American meat—even when it isn’t. "The very idea of labeling beef in a grocery store ‘product of U.S.A.,’ when the animal never drew a breath of air on this continent, is just horrible,” says Will Harris, owner of White Oak Pastures, which produces its branded line of grass-fed beef in Bluffton, Georgia." "I don’t begrudge importers or producers from other countries selling to knowing consumers that want to buy that imported product. But I’m appalled at what the deception has done to the economies of our ranchers." Imported grass fed beef brands are taking advantage of a legal ambiguity—& some are downright deceptive. 3 powerful meatpackers...JBS, Tyson & Cargill, are deceptively using the law that allows use of the “Product of USA” label even when the beef & pork was born, raised & processed in a foreign country. Once the meat enters the U.S. it undergoes repackaging or what the USDA refers to as 'value added.' 'Value Added' is a loophole term that if the foreign beef & pork has been sliced, cut, ground or repackaged on American soil, then it is legally labeled as 'product of the USA.' Now, more than ever, it is crucial for our health & in support of American farmers & ranchers...to buy local, to purchase from small reputable butcher shops & to order from online grass fed beef shipping ranchers. 👇USDA Food Labeling Policy Book👇 👇Foreign Meat Contamination Found In US👇 👇Imported Beef Found To Be Contaminated👇 Speakers: Will & Jenni Harris of White Oak Pastures Video: Investearnsave Podcast: Joe Rogan
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USDA Allows 'Product of USA' Labels On Grass Fed Beef That Never Lived On American Soil. Almost 90% Of American Market Grass Fed Beef Is Imported From 20+ Foreign Countries. Once The Foreign Meat Enters The US, Repackaging It Makes It 'Legal' To Qualify As A 'Product Of USA.' The elimination of country of origin labeling for meat caused American producers’ share of the grass fed cattle market to decline from 60% to less than 15% in just a few years. In 2015, the Obama administration’s USDA rolled back Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) for beef & pork products, allowing meat to be sold without disclosing what country it came from, on the label. Under current rules, beef & pork products that are shipped to the United States can be labeled “product of U.S.A.,” even when the animal was raised on another continent. A steer that is born, raised & processed in Uruguay can be cut into steaks or ground up & repackaged at a meatpacking plant in Colorado & is labeled as American meat—even when it isn’t. "The very idea of labeling beef in a grocery store ‘product of U.S.A.,’ when the animal never drew a breath of air on this continent, is just horrible,” says Will Harris, owner of White Oak Pastures, which produces its branded line of grass-fed beef in Bluffton, Georgia." "I don’t begrudge importers or producers from other countries selling to knowing consumers that want to buy that imported product. But I’m appalled at what the deception has done to the economies of our ranchers." Imported grass fed beef brands are taking advantage of a legal ambiguity—& some are downright deceptive. 3 powerful meatpackers...JBS, Tyson & Cargill, are deceptively using the law that allows use of the “Product of USA” label even when the beef & pork was born, raised & processed in a foreign country. Once the meat enters the U.S. it undergoes repackaging or what the USDA refers to as 'value added.' 'Value Added' is a loophole term that if the foreign beef & pork has been sliced, cut, ground or repackaged on American soil, then it is legally labeled as 'product of the USA.' Now, more than ever, it is crucial for our health & in support of American farmers & ranchers...to buy local, to purchase from small reputable butcher shops & to order from online grass fed beef shipping ranchers. 👇USDA Food Labeling Policy Book👇 👇Foreign Meat Contamination Found In US👇 👇Imported Beef Found To Be Contaminated👇 Speakers: Will & Jenni Harris of White Oak Pastures Video: Investearnsave Podcast: Joe Rogan

Valerie Anne Smith

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