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Business/Economics, U.S.

U.S. farming death spiral, August 16th – 22nd: Where’s the Make America Great Again-Beef?

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Just scratching the surface.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the beef situation is getting worse, blames the Biden regime:

Cheyenne, Wyoming, expanding agricultural use of land rules due to to the city’s increasing land annexations:  https://capcity.news/community/city/2026/08/21/cheyenne-considering-code-updates-to-protect-agricultural-rights-of-newly-annexed-landowners/

Montana cattle ranchers hit hard by Tyson shutdowns, Tyson blames lack of cows, Montana ranchers blame the Trump regime:

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the Trump regime is actually destroying ranching:  https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-beef-prices-cattle-ranchers-farmers-2026-8

Oregon rancher saves his property by refusing to evacuate, and letting fire crews use his own firetruck and bulldozer:

Minnesota hog farmers went to California to learn about pork production: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/farming-business-management/minnesota-pork-leadership-cohort-explores-california-agriculture

Frozen blueberries latest to be declared unsafe to eat:

State of Georgia warns about a new social media farmers market scam: https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/georgia-agriculture-officials-warn-of-fake-atlanta-state-farmers-market-vendor-scam/

Veggie Boys claim they’re having problems due to weather and cows:

Kansas farmers hit hard by fuel cost, while state officials just blah, blah, blah: https://www.kake.com/home/kansas-farms-struggle-with-rising-fuel-costs-as-state-agriculture-officials-talk-solutions/article_5ee25d7c-f118-4851-96d9-138cdf286a31.html

Rain is now the problem in North Dakota:

New York City wants to go back to farming:

U.S. Department of Energy continues to push for farmers to switch to harvesting electricity:  https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/usda-doe-solar-energy-and-farming-initiatives

U.S. farming death spiral? August 9th – 15th.

Business/Economics, U.S.

U.S. farming death spiral? August 9th – 15th.

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Farm suspected of being at center of cyclospora outbreak says 20 additional products are contaminated:

Is Taylor Farms bribing Team Trump?:

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) fails to conduct required inspections of foreign farms:

What if foreign farms refuse USFDA inspection?:  https://www.fda.gov/media/109635/download

In January 2026, Western Growers Association gave a warning about USFDA inspections of foreign produce:  https://www.wga.com/news/a-call-for-stronger-fda-enforcement-of-imported-produce-at-the-border/

Team Trump wants more deregulation:  https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/trump-administration-pushes-agriculture-deregulation-to-support-farmers-and-rural-growth/

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal is in limbo, threatening $60-billion of U.S. agricultural exports: https://www.fb.org/newsline/usmca-trade-negotiations-vital-to-u-s-agriculture-success

U.S. Department of Homeland Security now considers the New World screwworm to be a terrorist:  https://texasfarmbureau.org/usda-dhs-sign-new-mou-to-safeguard-agriculture/

What is the Common Ground movement?:

Record high beef prices result in more cattle rustling in Montana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWGHEAMke2E&pp=ygUIcmFuY2hlcnM%3D

Level 3 ‘Go’ evacuations for western Idaho ranches threatened by the Big Grass Fire: https://idahonews.com/news/local/big-grass-fire-burns-513437-acres-new-level-3-evacuations-ordered

Ranchers in North & South Dakota hit with high cost of dealing with drought:

Cows are still being found mutilated in Colorado:

Think U.S. food prices are high now? Farming death spiral, August 1st – 8th, 2026.

International, Opinion

Government Incompetence: Germany gets it wrong with deadly E Coli. Could it be a modern day Typhoid Mary?

First Germany blamed Spanish cucumbers; wrong!  Then Germany blamed locally grown sprouts; wrong!  Now Germany is facing a lawsuit by Spain, and German vegetable growers are tossing tons of fresh produce in the trash.  On top of that people are still dying!

By June 8, 25 people in Germany, and one person in Sweden had died.  More than 2,600 people in Germany are sick.

A new twist; back to cucumbers.  This time German health officials say they’ve found traces of the new strain (similar to 0104:H4) on cucumber leftovers belonging to a family that was among the first to get sick.

Here’s an issue: E. Coli (Escherichia coli) does not originate on vegetables!  It comes from the intestines of animals (humans included).  Vegetables would only get infected if they came into contact with infected fecal matter (i.e. crap).

Some possibilities:  Vegetables were for some reason being shipped along side products containing infected fecal matter?  Some Fertilizers used on crops contained infected fecal matter?  How about someone infected didn’t do a good job of cleaning themselves up after taking care of business, and, didn’t wash their hands thus spreading their particular strain of E-Coli to others, by handling produce being eaten by a lot of people (a modern day Typhoid Mary)?  Maybe German officials should be looking at people who handle fresh produce prior to it being sold to consumers (specifically someone who handled cucumbers)?