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“The money and political power of Wall Street has stolen America’s food system, bankrupted our farmers and ranchers, mined our soils, polluted our environment, wasted our precious water, and left us with expensive industrially produced food that makes us sick.” – Occupy Wall Street Food Day, December 2011 -
Industrial Agriculture and Urban Sprawl – A model of growth that’s made to fail. -
Ranching Reboot Episode 4, Mike Callicrate “It’s time for a third revolution against monopolies”
Above: Ranching Reboot – Episode 4 – Mike Callicrate, owner of Ranch Foods Direct, sat down with us to talk about all manner of things from cattle markets, to public food spaces, the Bander, his feedlot and the pathway he built to market.
He shares valuable lessons learned from fighting against the commodity production system and how he’s built his own pathway to the consumer.
We talk about small community slaughter plants and public meat spaces and what that could look like going in to the future. We discuss environmental challenges, the food police and what it means when a Dollar General comes to town.
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- This Cattleman's Got A Beef
Photo: Sean Cayton - 2003People producing good food from happy animals, while improving the environment, shouldn’t have to fear the government.
Photo above featured in a 2003 article: This cattleman's got a beef, Mike Callicrate and Ranch Foods Direct take on the big meat packersby Kathryn Eastburn
Category Archives: Cattlemen’s Legal Fund
OCM Optimistic Pickett July Verdict will be Reinstated
OCM Optimistic Pickett Jury Verdict will be ReinstatedLincoln ~ The Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) expressed optimism the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals will uphold the $1.3 billion jury verdict in the Pickett v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. cattle price … Continue reading
To Honor A Jury Verdict In Their Favor
Cattlemen Want Courts To Honor A Jury Verdict In Their Favor Nebraska News – http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/12/22/41c99d0ed53f0 By GEORGE LAUBY / North Platte Bulletin December 22, 2004 The validity of a jury verdict is at stake in an agricultural anti-trust case … Continue reading
Proving Anti-Competitive Conduct in the U.S.: The Plaintiff’s Argument in Pickett vs Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
Abstract Defining competition in a U.S. Courtroom involves the analytical and intellectual collision of the law’s pragmatic aspects with the academic realities of economics. Both disciplines depend heavily upon competition, and employ a rich dosage of competition language. However, “competition” … Continue reading
Picket versus IBP isn’t over
The CommStock Report – 04/26/04 Copyright 2004 (C) CommStock Investments, Inc. David Kruse Retransmission, copying, or forwarding without permission is Illegal Picket versus IBP isn’t over When U.S. District Judge Lyle Strom overthrew a jury verdict against IBP in the … Continue reading
Judge throws out Pickett verdict
Judge throws out Pickett verdict Publication Date: 04/24/04 LINCOLN — A federal judge Friday overturned a $1.28 billion jury verdict in the Pickett vs. Tyson Fresh Meat case that found the company manipulated cattle prices, said Steve Cady, executive director … Continue reading
