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American Cattle Industry on the Brink – Ignoring the Obvious

Truth loses to big money and political power. After the 1996 South Dakota Auction Markets meeting and South Dakota Governor’s Cattle Conference of the same year, and following the 2004 trial in Montgomery, Alabama where a jury found Tyson/IBP guilty … Continue reading

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Breaking Points – Understanding the Challenges of the Meatpacking Monopoly

This is the best overview of the destructive meatpacking monopoly and the challenges in dealing with it. The Biden administration will have to do a lot more, and soon. USDA, FTC, and the Justice Department should file a flurry of … Continue reading

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Story of the Steer and a Theft of Epic Proportions

The following tells the story of a steer, and also a story of the meatpacker/retailer cartel that captured the largest sector of our food system, while touting efficiencies and economies of scale. Since the early 1980’s when the big-four meatpackers … Continue reading

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It’s our last chance!

The following article appeared three years after the IBP lawsuit was filed. The largest poultry company, Tyson, purchased IBP, the largest beef packer, before the case went to trial in 2004. The jury awarded the cattlemen $1.28 billion, which was … Continue reading

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Family Farm Dairies Hope “Build Back Better” Helps Soon

America needs a new food system, free of the market predators that have forced producers and workers into lives of perpetual fear and bankruptcy. As of September 29th, 2021, one-hundred and seventy-eight of the best organic dairy farmers in the … Continue reading

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