{"id":750,"date":"2026-09-01T18:39:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frontierhousingreport.com\/?p=750"},"modified":"2026-09-01T18:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:39:32","slug":"organized-money-how-trump-lost-cattle-ranchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frontierhousingreport.com\/?p=750","title":{"rendered":"Organized Money: How Trump Lost Cattle Ranchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p>One of Trump\u2019s staunchest constituencies, cattle ranchers (and their congressional representatives), are in revolt. You might think rising beef prices would be good for ranchers, but in fact, most ranchers have little say in how much their stock sells for at market, and see little return on what consumers pay. It\u2019s because of a complex but highly concentrated system of ranchers, feeders, packers, and processors which squeeze the little guy\u2014now exacerbated by weak herds, tariff shenanigans, and an unpopular Trump-backed scheme to import mystery beef.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/frontierhousingreport.com\/?p=748\">Trump\u2019s \u2018Golden Age\u2019? Well, Yes\u2014for Dollar Stores<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today on the show, Matt and David are joined by Mike Callicrate, owner of Ranch Foods Direct and rancher advocate, to help explain how beef gets from the ranch to plate, the ways the system exploits independent ranchers, and why ranchers have finally had enough of Trump\u2019s beef policy, despite their usually unwavering loyalty. We also discuss the incentives the big meat producers have to push people away from beef and toward chicken and pork, Mike\u2019s incredible class action case against Tyson, and legislative and community solutions for a more equitable food ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/frontierhousingreport.com\/?p=746\">Paramount, CBS, Trump, and the Ellisons: The Ultimate Corruption<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Listen via\u00a0Apple,\u00a0Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer --><br \/>\n<!-- .author-bio --><br \/>\n<!-- .author-bio --><br \/>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A complex but highly concentrated system of ranchers, feeders, packers, and processors squeeze the little guy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[368],"class_list":["post-750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcasts","tag-tagged-cattle-corporate-power-donald-trump-meatpacking-organized-money-podcasts"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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