by Beef News | Jul 30, 2025 | Policy, Business, Farm Policy
A South Dakota rancher sells three steers at auction. Before he sees a dime, $3 is skimmed off the top. It doesn’t pay his feed bill. It doesn’t fix his fencing. It goes to fund ads, research, and meetings he’ll never attend—promoting beef he can’t trace, run by a...
by Beef News | Jul 28, 2025 | Policy, Business, Farm Policy
It was supposed to be patriotic. In 2020, President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to keep meat plants running during COVID, casting himself as a defender of the American food supply. In 2024, he doubled down, reviving his “Made in the USA”...
by Beef News | Jul 25, 2025 | Health, Farm Policy, Policy
The fix is in. And they’re hoping you don’t notice. On July 23, 2025, the House Appropriations Committee quietly advanced two of the most industry-serving provisions in recent memory: Section 453, which would grant lawsuit immunity to pesticide manufacturers, and...
by Beef News | Jul 23, 2025 | Culture, Farm Policy, Land Rights
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 a tent. Under the Oregon Department of...
by Beef News | Jul 22, 2025 | Farm Policy, Business, Culture, Milk
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 the Capitol. He’s 21. He’s the youngest elected lawmaker...
by Beef News | Jul 21, 2025 | Health, Farm Policy, Science
While America’s farmers struggle to navigate corporate monopolies and rising input costs, a quiet clause buried on page 196 of a House spending bill could lock pesticide safety to foreign-controlled science—and tie the hands of U.S. regulators. Welcome to Section 453...
