Coronavirus-linked problems in meat supply chain could mean shortages, trouble for ranchers
From the start of the beef supply chain to the end, COVID-19 has created kinks that, if not straightened out, could lead to limited selection in grocery stores, higher prices…
Read More...States seek federal beef price-fixing probe
Nearly a dozen Midwestern and Western state AGs joined the growing chorus of officials asking DOJ to investigate anticompetitive behavior by major meatpackers, citing the high price of retail beef…
Read More...Interior announces $24.7 million in support for habitat conservation in the West
U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced Thursday over $4.4 million in grant funding for habitat conservation projects in 11 western states that conserve migration corridors and winter…
Read More...Going local: The case for bringing America’s meat supply closer to home
Will Harris is at odds with the way most producers get meat to the American public. The Georgia farmer shuns the large production plants that dominate the protein supply chain…
Read More...Report: Every sector must slash emissions — and fast
Significant economic incentives will be imperative to ensuring all sectors of the global economy can — and do — take the steps necessary to maintain a livable planet, according to…
Read More...‘No good answer’ to meat industry nightmare
President Trump’s order this week for meat-packing plants to stay open despite the coronavirus pandemic presents challenges, but closing plants comes with its own set of issues. Farmers have been…
Read More...Colorado Farm & Food Systems Respond & Rebuild Fund
The COVID-19 crisis is dramatically changing market access and performance of farmers and ranchers. There is a need for capital to support producers serving non-commodity markets. As a result, several…
Read More...Coronavirus at meatpacking plants worse than first thought
A rash of coronavirus outbreaks at dozens of meatpacking plants across the nation is far more extensive than previously thought, according to an exclusive review of cases by USA TODAY…
Read More...Livestock producers get lion share of COVID-19 ag aid
The $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to support farmers and ranchers during the COVID-19 pandemic, includes a significant share of the funds for livestock producers who have been…
Read More...Cat Urbigkit: Rejecting an unsustainable system
I am fortunate to look out my living room window to beef and lamb on the hoof, raised in a sustainable grazing system that follows nature’s rhythms. I know that…
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