Since 1980, the U.S. has increased its population by 115 million but lost 650,000 beef cow farms.

The Golden Years. Time to relax, do things you enjoy, spend time with family, and take it easy. That would be the ideal scenario. Unfortunately, it seems this reference to later years in life is more commonly used as a joke to reference the things during that stage of life that are not so golden. At times, focus can easily shift to the hurdles in life that keep people from being able to do the things they had aspired to or had hoped to enjoy. When presented with extra or even the typical challenges, it can be very difficult not to feel consumed by the grief that also exists in this stage of life.

An amazing thing happened in South Dakota recently. Citizens were able to see the detailed expenditures of a government official and the sky didn’t fall.

1: NO EMINENT DOMAIN FOR PRIVATE GAIN: HB 1052 PASSED. Eminent domain for green new deal carbon pipelines is now banned. No more threats, intimidation, and lawsuits against landowners. We the people are back in control. Private property rights are restored!

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R-CALF USA welcomes the 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican beef and cattle, and we want more. Here’s why: For decades now we’ve argued that free trade, meaning when tariffs are reduced to zero, was harming American farmers and ranchers, particularly cattle and sheep farmers and ranchers. Our logical arguments against free trade included that many foreign countries had lower wages, lower production standards, relaxed environmental standards, and weaker currencies. We argued that each of these advantages gives foreign countries an inherent pricing advantage over domestic producers. But our logical arguments were simply dismissed based on the theoretical underpinnings of free trade. The free trade architects said none of that really mattered, that America can outcompete anyone and would come out on top in a zero-tariff world.