- 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 - Great Ranches of the West
Purchase Great Ranches of the West for only $34.95 and $20 will go to an Organization or Project of your choice!
"An eye opening and heart touching portrait of a culture and industry that we are in great danger of losing. This book will help readers understand the urgency of preserving the Western ranchlands inhabited by families and rural communities that provide nourishing food for our nation, preserve a healthy natural environment and entrust that great American values will endure."
- Mike Callicrate
An Endangered Species
Every month 1,000 ranches go out of production.
It's the national security issue that no one is talking about.
Category Archives: Presentations
Over 100 Mississippi Farmers and Ranchers Gather to Reclaim a Fair Food System
published November 16, 2016 on OCM Cattle Producers Mad as Hell and Not Gonna Take It Anymore BAY SPRINGS, MS – Yesterday evening, over 100 farmers and ranchers gathered in Bay Springs, Mississippi to say “enough is enough.” With this … Continue reading
Posted in General Advocacy, Presentations
Tagged COOL, NCBA, OCM, Packers and Stockyards Act
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Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Innovation Fair – Fall 2016
To download the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Innovation Fair presentation, click here.
The Politics & Economics of Food – A presentation at Lamar Community College March 2014
click to enlarge I studied Animal Science at Lamar Community College in 1972 and 1973 prior to completing my Animal Science degree at Colorado State University. A lot has changed in agriculture as Land Grant institutions have taught students that … Continue reading
Posted in Daily News, General Advocacy, Mobile Meat Processing, Presentations
Tagged abusive market power, Big Food, Callicrate Cattle Co., Cargill, Colorado Springs Public Market Project, Duke Divinity School, Duke University, Foodopoly, HSUS, JBS, Lamar Community College, Monsanto, Pilgrim’s Pride, Ranch Foods Direct, Shineway Group, Smithfield, St Francis KS, steroids, Swift, Sysco, USDA
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Meeting of the Markets
Meeting of the Markets Presentation from Ranch Foods Direct Meeting of the Markets’ presentation held at the Isles Convention Hall in Lincoln, NE on May 17th 2012 with focus on market creation opportunities for farmers and ranchers that will create … Continue reading
