by Beef News | Dec 4, 2024 | Farm Policy, I Am Texas Slim Foundation 501(c)(3), Make America Healthy Again
When Breeauna Sagdal, Andrea Shaffer, and Lisa Logan co-authored America the Titanic for BeefNews.org, they painted a vivid picture of America as a great ship sinking under the weight of centralized control and government overreach. Together, they warned that the U.S....
by Breeauna Sagdal | Nov 11, 2024 | Farm Policy, I Am Texas Slim Foundation 501(c)(3)
Co-authors:Andrea Shaffer – Associate Editor BeefNewsLisa Logan – Consultant for IATS Foundation While the last twenty years have been an apt analogy to the Titanic leaving port – its passengers, engineers and the crew alike sharing in an...
by Beef News | Nov 9, 2024 | I Am Texas Slim Foundation 501(c)(3), Business, Farm Policy
The I Am Texas Slim Foundation offers a more personal and decentralized approach to supporting American ranching—a clear alternative to the decades-old Beef Checkoff Program. Where the Beef Checkoff has often fallen short, even impacting the very ranchers funding it,...
by Beef News | Nov 3, 2024 | Hurricane Helene, Farm Policy, I Am Texas Slim Foundation 501(c)(3)
By Andrea Shaffer Shortly before hurricane Helene and Milton, new FEMA floodplain rules were codified into law on September 9, 2024, that will massively limit rebuilding in many of the areas that were impacted by hurricanes. All properties in flood zones designated on...
by Beef News | Oct 20, 2024 | Video, Farm Policy
Congresswoman Harriet Hageman took the stage at the Livestock Producers Freedom Rally to highlight the ongoing threat of mandatory RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags under the Biden-Harris administration. Hageman, who has been fighting this battle for over...
by Beef News | Oct 18, 2024 | Farm Policy, Hurricane Helene
By Andrea Schaffer NEW FLOODPLAIN RULES EFFECTIVE SEPT 9, 2024 Shortly before hurricane Helene and Milton, new FEMA floodplain rules were enacted on September 9, 2024 that will massively limit rebuilding in many of the areas that were impacted by...