Trump is moving to let ranchers process and sell their own meat, taking direct aim at the Big Four packers who dominate the industry. The details are still fuzzy, but the politics are sharp — and food safety groups are already pushing back.

Trump is moving to let ranchers process and sell their own meat, taking direct aim at the Big Four packers who dominate the industry. The details are still fuzzy, but the politics are sharp — and food safety groups are already pushing back.

via The Hill News — President Trump announced on Friday he would move to allow American farmers and ranchers to process their own food, hitting back against what he called the “monopoly” created by large processors. Trump noted in a post on Truth Social that farmers and ranchers “have always been a number one priority” for him, adding that he…

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