An armed gang masquerading as honest hard-working cattle ranchers retains control of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon. One accomplishment of this private confiscation by the Bundy Bandits is bringing to light the scale of a federal agricultural subsidy.
Beef Subsidy Charade An armed gang masquerading as honest hard-working cattle ranchers retains control of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, and law enforcement appears unwilling to do anything about it. Presumably, if this were ghetto gangbangers or ISIS, riot police or Seal Team Six would have been deployed to restore law and order. One accomplishment of this private confiscation by the Bundy Bandits is bringing to light the scale of a federal agricultural subsidy.Leah Lib...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
