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Our nation’s food system is at risk! By Mike Callicrate Putting people at risk to save a buck isn’t isolated to the automotive industry. In today’s global economy, where the biggest cheater wins, foreign imports of beef and the recent return of Pink Slime add insult to injury for the few remaining independent producers and meat processors struggling to survive. Food companies from Walmart to Chipotle to the mom and pop restaurants that rely on a Sysco food Read More ...]]> 2917 https://competitivemarkets.com/the-end-of-the-trail-for-family-ranchers-lunch-with-louden-7312014/ Fri, 01 Aug 2014 03:09:17 +0000 http://competitivemarkets.com/?p=2868 Read More ...]]> 2868 https://competitivemarkets.com/special-report-the-end-of-the-trail-how-government-destroyed-free-markets-for-family-ranchers/ https://competitivemarkets.com/special-report-the-end-of-the-trail-how-government-destroyed-free-markets-for-family-ranchers/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:27:56 +0000 http://competitivemarkets.com/?p=2846

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s inaction has led to the near-destruction of American family ranchers. Over 17,000 family ranches will disappear this year. Over 100,000 family ranchers have left the profession since 2009. It’s a tragedy as world-renowned American beef experiences record-high prices, grocery retailers seize increasing shares of beef dollars, meat packers manipulate the beef market and prices paid to ranchers, and the ranchers are denied the rewards resulting from raising the best cattle in the world. Read More ...]]> https://competitivemarkets.com/special-report-the-end-of-the-trail-how-government-destroyed-free-markets-for-family-ranchers/feed/ 2 2846 https://competitivemarkets.com/its-still-called-stealing/ Tue, 28 May 2013 13:53:48 +0000 http://www.competitivemarkets.com/?p=1542

Grade and yield buying used to be called “Grade and Steal” by most cattlemen. Today, it’s called Value-Based Marketing by the big packers and their cheerleaders, like Certified Angus Beef’s (CAB) Miranda Reiman. In her March 4th article, “Value-based cattle marketing dominates”, Reiman attempts to mentally condition Angus breeders and other cattlemen to accept their fate in Big Food’s supply chain where performance enhancing drugs, added flavorings, Pink Slime, various pre-digestion methods, and meat recalls, do more to Read More ...]]> 1542