Eyes wide open. This fellow is one of literally thousands reporting this-- state to state. Subsistence survivor farmers not so much-- pigs and cows on the hoof, so far. Thanks, FReepers! Blessings of Freedom.
My son & I were talking about this just last night.There must be a decent way to get the beeves to the kitchen table
How about CV-19 relief money going to truckers to move them to local butcher shops across the country and to subsidize the ranchers for NOT killing off the herd
nothing makes the sheeple more passive than starvation.
Remember to wear your masks as you starve to death in your homes. /sarc
The government lockdown of Americans for nothing but a typical flu is nothing short of total war on the middle class and the working poor.
If the government can declare your livelihood “nonessential” then they will soon be calling your life itself “nonessential”. When this foolish and despotic lockdown sinks this country into another great depression and the government can no longer print enough money to feed you then they will let you starve to death.
It is long past time for Americans to push back against this fascist lockdown to regain our freedoms and preserve our very lives
Why? The stores are half empty
China, Soros, and the other Stalinists... er, I mean democrats, are behind this. Who else wants to starve us, put our farmers out of business, and crush America’s economy once and for all?
The cattle farmers definitely need protection because the faux-green lobby wants to bankrupt them, probably to get their land. Anything a person in the North East can do to help??
I grew up on a farm, and my brother farmed for years. I'm calling "bullshit" on this. If they are getting ready to "euthanize" any animals, then they are a feedlot operation and NOT a farm or ranch.
Why can’t Texans drive over to these ranchers and select their choice of cow, have it euthanized and loaded into the car. A predetermined butcher would gut it, take off the hide and hang it for two weeks to age it. Then, cut and wrap half. The butcher would get the other half for his labor and the customer would get the wrapped half.
I know a lot of meat went to restaraunts which have now closed but people are still eating.
Maybe not as much meat because so many don't have as much money.
Different supply chain too, of course.
PDJT just signed an EO invoking the ZDPA to keep the meat and poultry processing plants open.
I don't know the status of the chinese owned Smithfield plants or Tyson.
“nature” = nation. fast stenograph.
I understand everyone thinks this is about the US. But consider nothing is being shipped overseas either.
We could be wide open and this stuff would still be happening.
“Yesterday, the first shipment of imported beef from the country of Namibia hit the shores of the USA, and yet this morning they are telling us to prepare to euthanize harvest ready cattle”
WHO is this THEY committee that is doing this. Call Sonny Perdue Ag.secretary and call often.
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In case you are interested in this
Yes, my understanding is there are contracts that the larger farmers sign to get their beef/pork, etc butchered and processed. If the processor cant fulfill, the farmer is prevented (because of contracts and regulations) from seeking other alternatives. Because of younger livestock growing up and coming up the pipeline, they ready to harvest animals need to be moved out of the way. It’s absolutely horrible that we could have real hunger because of idiotic regulations. Is there any kind of organization that can direct concerned people on who to call, and what we need to say (demand).
I may not have stated that correctly, so forgive me if this isn’t explained right. What I heard from someone who has a small family farm.
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Ranchers need only call me
Only Overflow ... I will find a home for that soon to be beef carcass ...
If it is off a pasture it will be easy to sell
If it is off a feedlot, not so much (better to put it back to pasture)
I can sell Beef (wish I could sell Wild Pork... cause there is an abundance... EVERYBODY wants to be rid of Wild Hogs, no market at all even if you kill, clean and butcher them.