by Beef News | Nov 8, 2025 | Policy, Business, Farm Policy
They said it would start a trade war.They said it would confuse consumers.They said it would cost too much. And now, 25 years later, they’re saying it again. But this time, the lies are unraveling. On November 7, 2025, President Donald Trump ordered the Department of...
by Texas Slim | Nov 6, 2025 | Business, Cowboy Talk, History
Out here, the wind still talks. It moves across Palo Duro Canyon, the same red-walled fortress the Comanches once called home — their oasis, their refuge, their food chain. For three centuries they thrived here, hunting bison, rendering fat, living free. Now that land...
by Beef News | Oct 13, 2025 | Health, Business, Science
It’s not just the land that’s eroding—it’s everything tied to it. The farms. The families. The herds. The heritage. Unless something radical changes, this collapse will continue in silence, buried under USDA spreadsheets and corporate feed contracts. But there are...
by Beef News | Oct 3, 2025 | Farm Policy, Business, Policy
“Yesterday, we were informed that the USDA staff responsible for approving our labels … are considered ‘non‑essential.’ So you’re telling us … we have to put the development and sale of our AMERICAN beef products on hold, while the Big Packers can continue selling...
by Beef News | Sep 29, 2025 | Business, Exports, Farm Policy
In January 2024, the United States announced a headline-grabbing agriculture agreement with Taiwan: a $10 billion pledge over five years to ramp up U.S. exports and counter China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. On paper, it worked. Taiwan is now America’s 7th...
by Beef News | Sep 20, 2025 | Farm Policy, Business, Policy
Under federal law, every U.S. cattle producer is required to pay $1 per head into the Beef Checkoff, a national program originally designed to promote beef for the benefit of all ranchers. But today, nearly two-thirds of that $38 million annual fund flows straight...
