Welcome to the Beef News Podcast—Build Out Locally, Broadcast Globally— from The Beef Initiative and the I Am Texas Slim Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit.
Here, we cut through the noise—bringing you straight talk from ranchers, health leaders, and food freedom advocates.
We re-broadcast public forums, interviews, and podcasts featuring our team— plus original episodes from the frontlines of the food sovereignty movement.
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Ranchers are raising the alarm—and fighting back. This episode captures a crucial discussion with leading cattle advocates Texas Slim, Brett Kenzy, RanchMama Shanen, and Jeff Forrester, as they confront the growing threats facing America’s independent beef producers.
From RFID mandates that track every cow to Beef Checkoff dollars funding the very lobbyists fighting against ranchers, this conversation pulls no punches. Panelists expose how multinational packers like JBS, Tyson, and Cargill control over 80% of U.S. beef processing—squeezing out small producers and deceiving consumers with imported beef labeled as “Product of the USA.”
But the future isn’t hopeless. Solutions like BeefMaps.com and SaveBeef.org are cutting through the corporate grip, helping families find rancher-direct beef and putting power back into the hands of both producers and consumers.
Listeners will hear firsthand accounts from the frontlines of this fight, learn why the return of Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL) is critical, and find out how they can support the ranchers working to protect America’s food supply.
Quote from Brett Kenzy:
"The fight isn’t just about ranchers—it’s about every family that deserves to know what’s on their plate."
Original Recording Credit:
Hosted independently by @dd102597226 and @TennesseeTracy on X. Full credit to all participants and the Cattlemen United community.
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- Read more and listen at BeefNews.org
- Find your local rancher at WelcomeToBeef.com
- Support the I Am Texas Slim Foundation at SaveBeef.org
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