by Beef News | Jun 1, 2025 | Business, Farm Policy
In early 2025, the USDA quietly terminated two major programs that had funneled over $1 billion toward “local food procurement”—but often in name only. The Local Food for Schools (LFS) and Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) programs were both discontinued by the...
by Beef News | May 30, 2025 | Farm Policy, Business, Health
After nearly a decade of deception at the meat counter, Congress may finally be forced to tell the truth. A bipartisan group of senators—including John Thune, Mike Rounds, and Cory Booker—has reintroduced the American Beef Labeling Act, a bill that would...
by Beef News | May 29, 2025 | Business
The most powerful meat cartel on the planet just secured a launchpad inside the U.S. financial system. On May 23, the SEC gave Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS the green light to list shares on the New York Stock Exchange—unlocking billions in American capital and...
by Beef News | May 13, 2025 | Business, Farm Policy
The narrative goes like this: the American beef shortage is a result of drought, inflation, and pandemic aftershocks. But that’s only the surface-level excuse. The real story—one you won’t hear from the USDA or Tyson’s earnings calls—is far darker: The U.S. beef herd...
by Breeauna Sagdal | May 12, 2025 | Farm Policy, Business, Health
Deer carcass infected with New World Screwworm (NSW) Late Sunday afternoon, Secretary of Agriculture Brook Rollins announced an immediate embargo on livestock crossing the southern border of the United States. The embargo impacts live cattle, horse, and bison...
by Beef News Wire | May 10, 2025 | Business
Assessing the future of American cow herds. Opinion Editorial by John Klar | Republished from Liberty Nation News Surging live cattle prices reflect the fundamental economic adage that reduced supplies drive up prices as long as demand remains...
