Beef News

The Organic Lie: How Big Ag Hijacked a Label Meant to Protect Us

Jun 5, 2025

The USDA Organic label, intended to signify purity and adherence to strict standards, has been compromised by large agribusinesses exploiting regulatory loopholes and weak enforcement. From the use of genetically engineered vaccines in organic livestock to fraudulent grain imports and the contentious approval of synthetic coatings like Apeel’s Organipeel, the integrity of organic certification is under threat. Consumers seeking genuine organic products should prioritize direct relationships with local producers to ensure transparency and trust.

The MAHA Revolt: Two Movements Take Aim at the Food-Pharma Cartel

Jun 4, 2025

Two documents released in June—Farm Action’s policy roadmap and a viral open letter to RFK Jr.—are igniting a grassroots revolt against corporate control of food and medicine. Both demand an end to monopolies, liability-shielded mRNA injections, and USDA policies that serve Big Ag over families. What began as a health crisis has become a political realignment—from the ground up.

Cattle Supply Cliff: Why U.S. Beef Production Faces a Multi-Year Decline

Jun 4, 2025

The USDA’s 2025 outlook projects a nearly 2% decline in beef production, marking the third consecutive year of contraction. With the national cattle inventory at its lowest since 1951 and heifer retention rates plummeting, the industry faces a prolonged supply shortage. This downturn benefits large meatpackers and synthetic protein investors, while independent ranchers bear the brunt.

The Digital Gulag Is Here: Catherine Austin Fitts Warns of Land Grabs, CBDCs, and the Death of Food Freedom

Jun 2, 2025

Catherine Austin Fitts warns that the most invasive tyranny in history is arriving through your dinner plate and digital wallet. In a wide-ranging interview with The Beef Initiative’s Breeauna Sagdal, Fitts links land grabs, food centralization, and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) as coordinated tools of control. Her solution? Build real wealth by shaking your rancher’s hand and financing food freedom from the ground up.

The Cancer Gag Laws: How Bayer is Rewriting State Laws to Silence Farmers

Jun 2, 2025

Bayer is quietly rewriting state laws to shield itself from lawsuits, even when its products cause cancer. Backed by lobbyists, bills like Georgia’s SB 144 redefine “harm” to protect corporations over farmers and families. This is liability capture—where profit trumps accountability, and the courtroom door slams shut.

USDA Cuts DEI & Local Food Procurement Programs—A Win for Independent Producers?

Jun 1, 2025

The USDA’s 2025 budget cuts eliminated two billion-dollar food programs that often funneled public dollars to corporate suppliers posing as “local.” Advocates for real food sovereignty welcomed the shift, calling it a necessary correction. When “local” gets hijacked by Big Food, the solution isn’t more funding—it’s more transparency.

USDA’s EID Mandate Is a Corporate Coup Masquerading as Biosecurity

Jun 1, 2025

The USDA’s new rule forces all U.S. cattle producers to adopt costly electronic ID tags, even though its own data shows current systems trace disease faster than cattle can be loaded on a truck. This mandate, justified under the guise of export efficiency, benefits multinational packers and eartag manufacturers—not American ranchers. It’s a federal power grab that sacrifices sovereignty and imposes hidden taxes on the few remaining stewards of our domestic beef supply.

Labeled Lies, Hidden Injections: The Quiet Corruption of America’s Meat Supply

May 31, 2025

Imported beef still masquerades as “Product of USA,” pink slime remains unlabeled, and carbon monoxide keeps rotting meat looking fresh. Behind the barcode, mRNA vaccine technology is already in use in commercial pork—with research accelerating in cattle, poultry, and even farmed fish—yet no consumer disclosure is required. While regulators claim there’s no risk, the truth is simpler: you’re eating in the dark.

Where’s the Beef From? D.C. Might Finally Tell You

May 30, 2025

A new bipartisan bill aims to reinstate Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) for beef, forcing grocery stores to disclose where cattle were born, raised, and slaughtered. Since COOL was repealed in 2015, foreign beef has routinely been labeled “Product of USA” despite being imported—misleading consumers and undercutting American ranchers. The legislation marks a pivotal fight between food transparency and global meatpackers.