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Episode #269: Why Beef Prices Keep Rising, America's Shrinking Herd, and the Cost of Overgrazing
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Dr. Sina McCullough and Farmer Joel Salatin examine why beef prices remain high even as the federal government expands tariff-free imports. Joel traces the crisis from America's shrinking cattle herd and degraded pastures to crop subsidies, aging ranchers, and short-term political fixes that can leave farmers holding calves they cannot afford to feed.
Together, they explore how regenerative grazing, water retention, younger farmers, and the willingness to face the real problem could rebuild the cattle industry from the ground up.
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