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Tyson closes American plant while more Brazilian beef is ready to flood our ports They talk 'efficiency' but what they mean is maximizing profit by any means necessary - even if it crushes rural communities and leaves American ranchers out in the cold Global corporations have
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Tyson closes American plant while more Brazilian beef is ready to flood our ports They talk 'efficiency' but what they mean is maximizing profit by any means necessary - even if it crushes rural communities and leaves American ranchers out in the cold Global corporations have
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This is what consolidation looks like: communities abandoned when it suits corporate balance sheets Less processing capacity.. what about lower prices for consumers.. when is that coming?
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Tyson closing Lexington, NE beef plant (2,500+ jobs) Also cutting Amarillo, TX location to one shift When you let 4 companies control 85% of beef processing, they can gut entire communities on a whim with zero accountability This is the cost of consolidation
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Dairy farmers are forced to pay hundreds of millions per year in mandatory checkoff fees They compete in a corrupt industry that continually squeezes independent producers out 95% of dairy farms gone since the 1970s. 40% of dairy farms disappeared since 2017. Meanwhile, NMPF
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Beef in the freezer is the stock market Good returns year over year
I don't invest in stock markets and I don't buy bitcoin. To be honest, I don't even understand them and wouldn't know where to start. What I do understand and invest in is my own health. This is what I spend my money on. Locally raised black angus beef.
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Many such cases
I can’t believe how radically eating meat has changed me. First time in my life I’ve had abs. What’s going on? @paulsaladinomd
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It's gaining power! Soon there will be no stopping the PRIME Act Pressure your representative to support food freedom and get on the right side of history The time has come
Thank you @RepJoeCourtney for cosponsoring the PRIME Act, HR 4700. This bipartisan bill will empower American farmers and American-owned processors to provide wholesome beef, pork, and lamb to local consumers.
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Cattle Egrets: nature’s ultimate life-hackers Originally from Africa, they mysteriously crossed the Atlantic on their own in the late 1800s. They didn’t lose hope in their new environment - they adapted. As humans cleared millions of acres of forest for pastures, cattle egrets
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Dairy farmers are forced to pay hundreds of millions per year in mandatory checkoff fees They compete in a corrupt industry that continually squeezes independent producers out 95% of dairy farms gone since the 1970s. 40% of dairy farms disappeared since 2017. Meanwhile, NMPF
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Beef in the freezer is the stock market Good returns year over year
I don't invest in stock markets and I don't buy bitcoin. To be honest, I don't even understand them and wouldn't know where to start. What I do understand and invest in is my own health. This is what I spend my money on. Locally raised black angus beef.
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