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Jim and Shad talk about President Trump's first year and a half in office. The impacts it has had on agriculture and the country, and the importance of making the right choice in the midterms.

0:00 Recapping Trump's agriculture policy up until now.

21:44 The beef checkoff fight and a win in North Dakota

30:00 The push for socialism and the Brazilian election

36:36 Israel's push for fake meat

37:37 Another border opening and new world screwworm policy

41:37 9 years of Lonesome Lands \

45:08 Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering and Fort Worth Stockyards

Victor Davis Hanson article, The Deep Midterms: https://victorhanson.com/the-deep-midterms/

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Jim and Shad go over all the latest news in agriculture including USDAs new price report that will combine regions in order to get an actual cash price. Also, they get into the Harvest Diesel payment plan for farmers and the fraud that comes along with subsidy payments.

0:00 Updates

4:18 New cattle market report

15:35 Harvest Diesel Relief plan

22:21 Who wants more ag subsidies?

30:28 Ag subsidy limits, abuse and fraud

42:25 Midterm elections and what they mean

AgriTalk audio clip on subsidy limits https://x.com/ElliottHenders7/status/2112228020371009869?s=20

Victor Davis Hanson midterm article: https://victorhanson.com/the-deep-midterms/

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Jim and Shad explain the programs developed to repopulate rural America with immigrants. They also get into H2A and H1B programs as well as why they are utilized in agriculture, and why corporate agriculture depends on them.

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Jim and Shad sit down with Texas Agriculture Commissioner Candidate Nate Sheets. They cover it all. Where he comes from, how he got here, and where he sees things going.

0:00 Intro

3:40 Who is Nate Sheets/ Nature Nate's Honey

14:00 I am Second

23:10 Ag Commissioner of Texas race

28:10 Data center take over of Texas

35:50 765 KV powerlines

41:00 Competitive markets

52:07 Texas First and MAHA movement

57:43 Border Security H2A and H1B immigration programs

1:02:00 Affordability in agriculture

1:08:30 Working with the Trump Administration

1:18:35 Why he's running

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Jim and Shad sit down with Brett Kenzy, a South Dakota Cattleman, to talk about the Kansas immigration enforcement operation and the cattle industries reaction, the H2A program, and how unpriced contracts on cattle should be banned.

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0:00 Brett Kenzy intro

3:50 ICE operation in Kansas

12:24 H2A workers in agriculture

17:24 Creating a competitive marketplace in cattle

20:10 What are unpriced contracts

28:00 What unpriced contracts have done

34:42 National security issue of beef

36:16 How do we fix it, ban on unpriced contracts

42:00 Impact of banning unpriced contracts

54:10 The hog industry crash and beef on dairy

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Jim Mundorf talks about recent events in the cattle industry at the Independent Cattlemen of Missouri's annual meeting.

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Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan sit down with Jack Payne to talk about public lands ranching and dealing with wildfires, and the federal government agencies.

Brought to you by: Independent Cattlemen of Missouri: https://www.facebook.com/IndependentCattlemenofMissouri

0:00 Intro

7:09 Cattle market outlook

7:55 Public Lands Update

9:30 State Agencies defying federal orders

12:30 Anti-grazing Bureaucrats

15:00 Not being targeted vs. standing up for yourself

17:30 Wildfire, fraud, abuse, and waste

26:46 Graze it or watch it burn.

29:13 Jack's thoughts on recent Executive Orders.

32:20 How recent AI news relates to beef industry monopoly and regulations.

36:26 Challenges of finishing cattle.

40:27 Wolves

41:58 Feral horses

48:26 USFW buying up water rights

55:10 Youth correspondent update with Sage

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Cleveland Browns Hall of Famer Joe Thomas sits down with Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan to talk about transitioning from football to the cattle and beef business. Also, how he ended up in the Oval Office with President Trump.

0:00 From football to farming.

6:06 Farming to the White House.

9:49 Healing power of beef.

15:46 End of Football 18:17 Starting Cattle

23:50 Selling beef vs football

30:00 Connecting with the Trump administration

35:12 The White House visit

42:11 Dealing with the Trump haters

47:53 Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling

51:55 Super Bowl Pick

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Jim and Shad break down the reaction to the people selected to attend President Trump's Executive Order Signing in the Oval Office.

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Shad Sullivan calls in from Washington DC to talk about what it was like inside the White House and Oval Office today for President Trump's signing of cattle industry executive orders.

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