How JBS, China, and a U.S. loophole engineered a meat monopoly—until a 50% Trump tariff threatened to break it.
“The Profit Disappeared”: Inside Brazil’s Meat-for-Gadgets Cartel Trump Just Cracked
“O LUCRO SUMIU.” "The profit is gone." That’s not a slogan—it’s a warning. Brazil’s cattle are “worth” $52 on paper—less than half the U.S. price. But local ranchers don’t get that. The export premium? Reserved for China-approved carcasses, controlled by JBS. This...
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“A Weapon of Market Destruction”: How Captive Supply and USDA Collusion Killed the American Cattleman
Tyson didn’t build a food system—they dismantled it. What began as IBP’s “Formula” for global dominance has ended with half of America’s cattle producers gone, Walmart controlling the shelves, and JBS waiting to feast on the remains.
Tariffs? Please. JBS Already Bought Both Governments.
A foreign meat giant just gamed Brazil’s courts, funded Trump’s inauguration, and got SEC approval. And we’re worried about labeling?
“INSIGNIFICANT”— That’s What the Largest Meat Packer Just Called Your Tariff War
The tariff halted Brazil’s beef—but not the Brazilian meat giant behind it. JBS shifted production to its U.S. plants, raised prices, and tightened control while the market cheered a ban that changed nothing.
“Sell a Cow, Fund the Enemy”: Welcome to the Beef Checkoff
Inside the Beef Checkoff scam that taxes U.S. ranchers to promote foreign beef, bankroll packers, and erase American producers from their own land.
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“We’re Sounding the Alarm”: Oregon’s War on Hayrides, Farm Dinners, and Homemade Jam
In Oregon, it’s still legal to install a solar farm on agricultural land. But don't even think about selling marionberry jam from your neighbor's crop stand, hosting a flower-arranging class, or serving soup under...
“Every Time a Farm Wins, a Town Wins”: How a 21-Year-Old in North Dakota Brought Food Freedom Back to the Farm
It starts with a rotary parlor and a thousand cows. Before the sun comes up in Mandan, North Dakota, Dawson Holle is managing crews, driving the semi to pick up corn or straw, and fielding legislative calls from...
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Walmart Isn’t Feeding the Free Market—It’s Managing It
R-CALF USA warns: Corporate control over your dinner plate is nearly complete.
Sovereign Health vs. One Health: Ranchers and Researchers Build a New Path Forward
The fight for health sovereignty begins with food. In this conversation with Health Revival Partners, ranchers and researchers reject the global One Health agenda and offer a grounded, local-first alternative. Sovereign Health is rising—from the soil to the soul.
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Trent Loos Exposes the Truth Behind the Maude Family Arrest: Here’s What Happened
In 2024, Charles and Heather Maude were arrested in front of their young children over a fence line dispute and accused of stealing federal land. Now, with charges dropped by the Trump administration, Dakota Trails and Tales host Trent Loos is asking the deeper questions. He points to a troubling pattern of executive overreach that led to the ordeal in the first place.
Barriers to Entry: Tariffs, US Cattlemen, and Beef Maps
Imported beef. Rigged labels. Four corporations controlling your food. This episode of Beef Maps X Spaces exposes the true barriers keeping American ranchers out—and shows how BeefMaps.com is flipping the system on its head. Real ranchers, real connections, no middlemen.
In-Depth Review of Biden’s USDA Spending Sheds Light on Trump’s Cuts
Retrospective Policy Paper by Door to Freedom A lot of ink has been spilled over the USDA's recent cancellation of a $1.1 Billion program intended to provide fresh, locally raised food to schools, food pantries, and disadvantaged individuals. The program...
Texas Pushes for Controversial, Searchable Electronic Cattle Registry
For decades, animal rights groups and media have painted ranchers in a negative light—portraying them as cruel, outdated, or inept. Now, this cultural smear campaign has seeped into public policy with Texas bills like HB 147 and HB 1417, proposing a centralized, searchable livestock brand database. Ranchers argue that such a system, under the guise of efficiency, could become a tool for surveillance, control, and forced compliance with global agendas.
BREAKING: House Republicans Launch Investigation Into Point Reyes Ranch Closures
Twelve historic ranching families were forced off Point Reyes under a controversial deal brokered by The Nature Conservancy. Now, House Republicans have launched an investigation into what some are calling environmental overreach and quiet land grabs. At the heart of it all is a growing fight to preserve America’s ranches—and the food security they provide.