Many in the industry have shown their anger towards the NCBA about campaigning against the current bill, including some of their own members. Those people need to realize they have just been given a gift.
Read MoreI believe the only way to stop the abusive powers within our processing sector is to have a fair investigation by the Department of Justice. We need a real investigation, not one like the Holcomb plant fire where we never received any answers.
Read MoreHow a saddle makers years of lies and fraud have finally caught up to him.
Read MoreIn the past few years, back when Corona was just a beer, his company along with Cargill, JBS, and National together had closed a total of 12 beef packing plants in small communities that, “could have fed the nation.”
Read More“The monopolization of the system is severe, it is real and we have no control over our pricing of our product.”
Read MoreI knew there would be consequences once I posted on Facebook telling my story. I knew many would not approve of my actions. However, this was an opportunity to speak truth to what is currently going on within our industry.
Read MoreOn Friday March 20, after the markets had closed on another piss poor week in the cattle market, word started to spread that Tyson Foods cattle buyers were calling up cattlemen that they had already bought cattle from, and told them that they were going to give them $5 more per hundred weight for the cattle they had already bought. This had all of cow country scratching their heads, why?
Read More“If demand is up why are prices down?” It’s the question the anchor asks. Its the obvious question that any idiot would ask after taking one look at what is going on in the beef industry.
Read MoreYeah, I know, everybody thinks they are getting screwed all the time. My great grandpa had a saying that has been passed down, "Farmers buy retail, sell wholesale, and pay the freight both ways." As I've gotten older, more involved, and learned a little more about how the world works, how the industry works, I’ve realized something... Grandpa was right, but in this case it's not just farmers.
Read More“Stories and stories- a storyteller has all kinds of stories going at one time out of which he hopes he can find one story he can tell at one time. ”
— NORMAN MACLEAN- YOUNG MEN AND FIRE
Read MoreTwo cattlemen show up at the home of a known cattle thief, and were never seen again. It sounds like a story from 150 years ago, but its not. It happened in July.
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