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...
by Breeauna Sagdal | Sep 12, 2025 | Health, Farm Policy, Land Rights
Members of Congress are all too happy to make a grand spectacle of regulating private industry. But, when the government itself is culpable for harming Americans, the federal government’s love affair with toxic sludge – known as “biosolids” – is a...
by Beef News | Sep 4, 2025 | Dairy, Business, Farm Policy
In 1999, there were just 20 sources of raw milk listed online in America. Today, there are nearly 4,000. That didn’t happen by chance—it happened because one woman refused to give up. Sally Fallon Morell is not chasing trends or political points. She’s the president...
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...
