by Beef News | Jun 5, 2025 | Business, Farm Policy
On May 27, cattle producers across the U.S. were blindsided by a viral report claiming New World screwworm—a flesh-eating parasitic fly last seen in U.S. herds over 40 years ago—had been detected in Missouri. The claim was false. But the damage was real. Live cattle...
by Beef News | Jun 4, 2025 | Business, Farm Policy
You’re not imagining it—your steak is getting more expensive. But what the headlines aren’t telling you is why. The U.S. cattle industry is heading off a supply cliff, and the bottom is nowhere in sight. According to the USDA’s May 2025 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry...
by Beef News Wire | Jun 2, 2025 | Business
Originally published by Tyler Durden on ZeroHedge.com Investment banker Catherine Austin Fitts sat down for a wide-ranging interview, in which she warned about the future of food security, digital financial surveillance via Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), and...
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...
