Let's Meat MN! retweeted
Over the past 4 decades, presidents and elected leaders from both parties dismantled fair trade laws and allowed corporate monopolies to flourish. Time and again, Minnesotans have been the lone voices of dissent. 🧵
(From @justinformn in @MNReformer)
minnesotareformer.com/2022/0… – at Mankato, MN
Let's Meat MN! retweeted
"The price of hamburger is going up + up + up. Meanwhile the big beef processors — which control 85% of the market — are seeing soaring profits."
That's why @SenTinaSmith is advocating #FairnessForFarmers by co-sponsoring the Cattle Price Discovery + Transparency Act!
Let's Meat MN! retweeted
The pandemic amplified the need for local meat lockers + a trained workforce. In response, we ramped up our push to the #mnleg for funding to help small- to mid-sized meat processors, and worked w/ @clcmnedu and @RidgewaterColl on training programs. 🧵 farmprogress.com/livestock-f…
Let's Meat MN! retweeted
4 large companies control:
🥩 85% of the beef market
🍗 54% of the poultry market
🐖 70% of the pork market
That’s why expanding small + mid-sized meat processing will be a top issue this #MFULobbyDay2022!
Register to make your voice heard on March 9th: bit.ly/MFULobbyDay2022
Let's Meat MN! retweeted
What kind of food system do we want?
An unjust system dominated by a few powerful multinational corporations, which hurts family farmers + kills rural communities? Or a fair system, in which family farmers, workers + consumers are empowered + our rural communities thrive? 🧵
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Let's Meat MN! retweeted
Did you miss our "Let's Meat!" conversation w/ Rebecca Thistlewaite, Director of the Niche Meat Processors Assistance Network @uoregon?
No sweat - you can now catch up on our YouTube channel!
Watch 📺: youtube.com/watch?v=28j0OV2P…
Let's Meat MN! retweeted
4 large companies control:
🥩85% of beef processing
🐷70% of pork processing
🍗54% of poultry processing
In 1952, the farmers share of every dollar consumers spent on food was 50%. Today, it is less than 16%.
Let's Meat MN! retweeted
As giant meat processors rake in record profits, farmers are struggling to earn a fair price + consumers are paying more for meat at the grocery store.
Put simply, consolidation helps large corporations, while hurting just about everybody else.
nbcnews.com/politics/politic…
Let's Meat MN! retweeted
#Covid19 hit small meat processing and slaughter operations hard, while, pushing skilled workers out of the industry. Join us, @RidgewaterColl and @clcmnedu on October 13 at 12 pm CT to learn about educational and technical opportunities for the industry. bit.ly/3AhyC6D
Workshop Series Explores Livestock Producer Options For Starting Small Processing Plants yankton.net/neighbors/articl… via @pressanddakotan






