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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
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Fed Cattle Commentary – Walt Hackney, Hackney Cattle Company
Fed Cattle Commentary Nebraska News – http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/12/22/41c99d0ed53f0 Hackney Cattle Company / 402.680.4739 Hackney’s comments from Tuesday, March 28, 2006.The views expressed here are those of Walt Hackney and are not necessarily those of DTN, its management or employees. FED … Continue reading
OCM: Supreme Court Denies Pickett Appeal
OCM: Supreme Court Denies Pickett Appeal Nebraska News Contact: Keith Mudd – 573-735-2742 – www.competitivemarkets.com March 27, 2006 OCM expressed disappointment today in the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the Pickett v Tyson class action cattle price manipulation case. The … Continue reading
Ranchers must pay Tyson’s expenses in cattle case
Fri, Aug. 26, 2005 Appeals court: Ranchers must pay Tyson’s expenses in cattle case SAMIRA JAFARI Associated Pres MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A handful of cattlemen, who saw a potential $1 billion verdict in their favor reversed in a price-fixing lawsuit … 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
