Libertarians and agriculture producers have a lot in common and make sensical bedfellows. However, instead the liberty movement prefers to only reach out to homesteader and hobbyists, platforming them as the liberty voice of agriculture which frankly drives away many of the scale producers. It would be like trying to recruit NFL football players by having weekend warrior rec leaguers lecture to them about everything football. It’s time the LP sees us and reaches out. We’re ready to listen, but are they?
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Was the partnership move an unexpected surprise? Yes. And it’s ok if it takes some time to wrap your head around. However if you turn off your visceral reaction to the word “Walmart” and think logically about the needs of the American rancher and beef consumer it’s hard to deny that a partnership between the two that completely cuts out the Big Four is a good move.
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With such a logical move towards improved markets and greater freedom hopefully R-CALF will change course and decide that a move that helps ranchers is a good move, even if it means they might have to agree with the other cattle associations on something.
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It’s a fabulously unique way to raise kids, and comes with some special lessons.
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Years of depressed live cattle prices, rising inputs and general frustration have led us to a point of a constant blame game as we search for a magic bullet to fix the industry. Unfortunately we are also mimicking the larger nation in our inability to dig down to the real cause of the issues, instead staying hyper focused on throwing band aids on the symptoms, further pitting us against each other.
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While the ag community once again rallies behind Kansas, animal right’s activists are using the tragedy to push their extreme agenda. The activists will never see reason and are rarely honest actors, but the average person reading responses to the tragedy can potentially be reached. Here’s how we can educate and respond:
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Cattle aren’t pets. Producers know this. But there’s a growing group of producers creating social media posts that very much blur the line between production animal and pet. This is a dangerous way to present our industry.
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In a time of looming food shortage threats dumping money into organic and urban agriculture is downright moronic. The choice is so head scratching it begs the question, are the warned food shortages unreal, are they planned or is our government really just that dumb and susceptible to lobbying efforts. Reality is the answer could be any mix of the three.
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In 2022 language seems to mean everything and nothing, all at the same time. Our words have definitions, but in this new world they shift like sands in the wind, molding themselves to fit with the political whims of the day. It has mostly been the radical left who’ve taken advantage of these murky waters where what Webster says no longer rules. . In agriculture it was historically the retailer that helped define our product for consumers, but lately we see the animal rights and environmental activists defining more terms that will forever impact our ability to maintain our businesses and market our products. However, in this new era where it is easier than ever to communicate directly with our consumers and the world we have an opportunity to take a play from the liberal book and raise our voices loud enough to define our own terms.
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Mass mail in ballots and intense Get Out The Vote efforts worked to increase participation in the last election cycle. But do we really want everyone voting? Should it really be that easy?
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