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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
Search Results for: antitrust
Lies, distortions and lawsuits
Farm and Food File for the week beginning Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012 by Alan Guebert Somewhere along the line it became acceptable to bend and break the record of public figures and firms without any consequence whatsoever. Shortly thereafter distortion … Continue reading
Stop the Strip Mining of Rural America With Commodity Checkoffs
Update, August 15, 2012 – See the following article from 2010: After campaign promises to fix agricultural markets and multiple hearings proving the dire need for immediate anti-trust law enforcement, the Obama administration did nothing. The departure of antitrust cops … Continue reading
Have cattle producers been Romney-ed?
Sale of National Beef looks a lot like a Bain Capital maneuver. Did National Beef ‘s cattlemen owners just get “Romney-ed”? John Miller, National Beef’s former CEO, now consultant and member of the Board of Managers, was a top fundraiser … Continue reading
Immediate Release: News Conference at Callicrate Cattle Co 09/20/2011 “…in Heartland to Highlight Injustices Against Family Farmers and Ranchers”
Live Internet Broadcast on 09/20/2011 “Fighting for the U.S. Cattle Producer” For Immediate Release Contact: Bill Bullard, CEO September 14, 2011 Phone: 406-252-2516; e-mail: r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com * * MEDIA ADVISORY * * Group Schedules News Conference in Heartland to Highlight Injustices … Continue reading
Immediate Release: “Fighting for the U.S. Cattle Producer” News Conference at Callicrate Cattle Co 09/20/2011
Live Internet Broadcast on 09/20/2011 “Fighting for the U.S. Cattle Producer” For Immediate Release Contact: Bill Bullard, CEO September 13, 2011 Phone: 406-252-2516; e-mail: r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com * * MEDIA ADVISORY * * News Conference What: R-CALF USA news conference to address … Continue reading
