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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: General Advocacy
What an old farmer said in 1880
WHAT AN OLD FARMER SAYS This is the advice of an old man that has tilled the soil for forty years: I am an old man, upwards of three score years, during two scores of which I have been a … Continue reading
Original Wealth and Natural Economic Law – What powerful interests don’t want you to know
Essay on “Original Wealth” and “Natural Economic Law” By Thayne Cozart May, 2026 With the U.S. economy buried in both public and personal debt — all because of poor and misdirected national economic policy — it’s appropriate to discuss the … Continue reading
“Breakout of Reason” – For peace, we must understand the importance of agriculture and allowing people the ability to feed themselves
International Peace Coalition – Callicrate Speaking Notes (51:00) April 24, 2026 For peace, we must understand the importance of agriculture and allowing people the ability to feed themselves Decentralized, dependable, sustainable, resilient food supplies “All new wealth comes from the … Continue reading
Busting the Meatpacker-Retailer Monopoly
Rebuild, Restructure, Reform, and Regulate More Perfect Union – Mike Callicrate has been fighting meatpacker concentration for thirty-six years. March 15, 2026 Recently there has been increased attention focused on monopoly power. This extreme and destructive concentration of power and … Continue reading
Meatpacker Break-Up Announced – Cowboys vs. The Oligarchs
I’m betting on the cowboys. March 5, 2026 news conference announcing the meatpacker break-up bill. A summary and the full text of the bill follow:
