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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These sheep are ready for a morning move The first sound of the morning is a thump. If I’m sleeping lightly, it might be a rustling, and then a thump. Sometimes I want to ignore it and keep my eyes closed. For a...
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Friends, The USDA just proposed letting slaughterhouses run at whatever speed they want. 175 birds per minute for poultry. No cap for pork. The official reason: remove outdated “bottlenecks." I've been thinking about that word all week. Running a living...
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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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