by Beef News | Jan 9, 2026 | Policy, Business, Health
Everyone’s talking about restored grazing access. Few are asking: how are ranchers supposed to stock that land if they can’t afford the cattle? In October 2025, the Trump administration—via Secretary Brooke Rollins (USDA), Doug Burgum (DOI), and RFK Jr. (HHS)—formally...
by Beef News | Nov 26, 2025 | Smuggling, Health, Policy
In the heart of the Nicaraguan rainforest, cattle are being branded inside a UNESCO biosphere. They’re herded across Indigenous land torched by settlers, passed through corrupt checkpoints, and escorted straight into the export economy. Branded bulls raised on illegal...
by Beef News | Nov 12, 2025 | Policy, Business, JBS
On November 7, 2025, President Donald J. Trump ordered the Department of Justice to investigate the Big Four meatpackers for price fixing, collusion, and foreign-controlled market manipulation. It was a dramatic moment—marking the first direct federal strike on an...
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...
