by Beef News | Aug 18, 2025 | Business, Dairy, Farm Policy
On August 15, the Associated Press blasted a headline: “Florida Department of Health identifies Keely Farms Dairy as the source of raw milk that sickened 21 people.” Millions read it. No causation had been proven. The farm wasn’t even contacted before the...
by Beef News | Aug 16, 2025 | Farm Policy, Health
On August 15, in McAllen, TX, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled a “sweeping plan” to stop the New World Screwworm (NWS) from crossing into Texas — headlined by a $750 million sterile-fly plant in Edinburg capable of producing 300 million flies/week....
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...
