@realwagyubeef: They just reopened the border to Mexican feeder cattle and the futures got limit-down destroyed overnight. Years of leverage for independent American cow-calf producers wiped out in one decision. Mexico expanded packing capacity. Cartels already control major pieces of the cattle trade south of the border. The Big 4 packers benefit from cheap imported supply. And the big cattle organizations that never miss a photo-op in Washington went completely silent. This isn’t just a bad market day. This is the slow strangling of the independent American cattle producer. I’ve been quiet because we’ve been deep in the work of finalizing a real alternative. It’s complex for a reason. The American Rancher Alliance is a producer-owned cooperative. One rancher, one vote. Full traceability. Transparent American-raised beef. The cattleman gets paid fairly and the margins stay with the people who actually raised the animal. If you’re a cattle producer who wants to join — go to GoARABeef.org If you’re an American patriot who wants to support this fight — go to GoARABeef.org If you’re a business that wants to sponsor the Alliance — go to GoARABeef.org The old system just showed you exactly whose side it’s on. Time to build a different one.