72 million Americans can't pay their medical bills. The food system made people sick. The healthcare system manages the sickness. Both industries get paid. That cycle costs $1.1 trillion a year in healthcare and drives 20,000 farms out of business. Someone close to me is...
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We're living through the highest beef prices ever recorded. And right now, I know a lot of farmers and ranchers are asking themselves a question that makes complete sense on the surface: why bother selling direct to customers when commodity prices are...
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Here's something that should matter to every parent filling a grocery cart. Walk into any grocery store, and you'll see what looks like endless choice. It's an illusion. Nearly 80% of the products on those shelves are controlled by just a...
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Last week I wrote about Vital Farms and Wall Street in the chicken coop. Your responses flooded my inbox. The message was clear: Okay, Cody, so where DO we buy good eggs? Fair question. I've been thinking about it all week. Here's...
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Farmer Andrea starts the day with a morning wellness check in our brooder, where happy, healthy chickens are cared for every step of the way. You've probably bought Vital Farms eggs. The fancy black carton. The premium price. The promise...
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