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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: HSUS
Mike Callicrate and some activists want state voters to ban cow docking
Tail of woe by J. Adrian Stanley | The Colorado Springs Independent Six proposed Colorado ballot initiatives seem to address one humble topic: a cow’s tail. The Humane Society of the United States, animal rights activists, farmers and ranchers such … Continue reading
HSUS Members Give Nebraska Farmer Standing Applause at Annual Meeting
Talk at The HSUS Annual Membership Meeting By Kevin Fulton | October 18th, 2013 Good morning! I’d like to thank The HSUS leadership for giving me this opportunity to convey my thoughts today. I’m truly honored to be a part … Continue reading
Did Tyson Ban Doping Cows With Zilmax To Boost Foreign Sales?
China, Russia and many countries in the European Union have banned drugs still allowed in the U.S. [audio:http://nobullmikecall.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/NPR_Callicrate_Zilmax.mp3] by: All Things Considered | Peggy Lowe Tyson Foods said it will stop using the controversial drug, which fattens cattle, because of … Continue reading
A Pig’s Tail is an animation short about a pig’s perspective of factory farming created by HSUS
The Humane Society of the United States has teamed up with Academy Award-winning Aardman Studios to create A Pig’s Tail, a short but compelling animated film about a pig’s perspective of factory farming. This film gives a taste of how … Continue reading
WHOOPEE!!! – Cow-tax lawsuit is the best news I’ve heard this long, hot, dry summer.
I never liked being taxed to fund “Government Speech,” so OCM’s lawsuit against U.S.D.A and it’s mismanagement of the cow-tax was the best news I’ve heard this long, hot, dry summer. And if Callicrate was sharp enough to con HSUS … Continue reading
