by Beef News | Nov 8, 2025 | Policy, Business, Farm Policy
They said it would start a trade war.They said it would confuse consumers.They said it would cost too much. And now, 25 years later, they’re saying it again. But this time, the lies are unraveling. On November 7, 2025, President Donald Trump ordered the Department of...
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 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 Beef News | Aug 24, 2025 | Dairy, Business, Policy
Since 1965, Ohioans have lived under a raw milk prohibition written not as a health advisory but as a legislative trap. The Ohio Revised Code §917.04 froze retail licenses on October 31, 1965 — meaning no new dairyman could ever enter the market. When the last pre-’65...
by Beef News | Aug 5, 2025 | Policy, Business, JBS
“O LUCRO SUMIU.” “The profit is gone.” That’s not a slogan—it’s a warning. Brazil’s cattle are “worth” $52 on paper—less than half the U.S. price. But local ranchers don’t get that. The export premium? Reserved for China-approved carcasses, controlled by...
by Beef News | Jul 31, 2025 | Business, JBS, Policy
Pardons for Sale in Brasília In December 2023, Brazil’s Supreme Court suspended a $2 billion corruption fine against JBS’s parent company, J&F Investimentos. Not through trial. Not through public hearing. Through a secret, single-justice decision by Dias...
