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Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan report on the week in news and agriculture. Topics include, increased Argentina beef imports, New World Screw Worm, FFA's partnership with Syngenta, Cattle Con recap, and more.

0:00 Intro

2:48 Increasing Argentina beef imports.

8:58 New World Screw Worm update.

19:15 FFA's partnership with Chinese owned Syngenta.

35:30 Pricing of having your voice heard.

44:35 Who is paying to have their voices heard.

51:07 Shad's trip North and South Dakota's lab meat ban.

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Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan talk about the week in news and agriculture. Topics include, the performative Cattle Convention and who funds it, USDA policing earths, Canada's EID rule pushback, the fight to end the status quo in agriculture and more.

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0:00 Intro/ the perfect Valentines day plans

4:30 Clare Dunn rips NCBA at Cattle Con

11:00 Who funds the Cattle Convention

19:50 Performative influencers vs. Authenticity

23:00 USDA policing EID ear tags

31:50 Canada's EID rules and pushback

40:00 The fight to end the status quo in agriculture

57:00 Indoctrination in education

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California Governor Gavin Newsom is working to remove multiple dams that provide 600,000 Californians with water. Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan sit down with Keely Covello of America Unwon to talk about the corruption around Newsom's attack on rural California.

Our first video with Keely: https://youtu.be/8z3d5QGFKOw

America Unwon: https://www.americaunwon.com

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Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan go over the week in news and agriculture. Topics include, the mess in Minnesota, Washington's King Ranch, Drumgoon Dairy, Buffalo being wildlife, Lab meat, and more.

0:00 Mess in Minnesota

17:16 Nation of immigrants?

19:35 Washington states attack on the King Ranch.

32:05 Undocumented workers at South Dakota Dairy.

38:15 Buffalo, livestock or wildlife? American Prairie.

50:17 Lab meat and Mr. Beast

56:30 Tim Burchett video and the growing pushback against the corporate control of cattle and beef markets.

This episode sponsored by our friend Freddie Keaton with https://independentcattlemenofmissouri.org

Also: Mundorf Heritage Beef: https://mhbeef.com

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Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan talk about the week in agriculture. Topics include, Sid Miller's screwworm comments, dairy cattle buyout, climate agenda collapse, checkoffs climate curriculum, school lunches, and more.

0:00 Sid Miller says the screwworms here, it's not.

11:40 Algorithm and the funds manipulating the cattle market?

19:30 Our first internet experiences.

23:57 Dairy cattle buyout

37:00 The age of fraud and the $200 million USDA fraudster

42:02 Trump pulls out of U.N. climate agreements

54:30 Checkoff doubles down on methane curriculum.

1:02:35 Canadian EID, we told you so.

1:06:11 Whole milk is back in schools

1:13:40 Recapping the stories we've broke.

Tri-State Livestock article: Checking it out: Taking a look at Beef Checkoff funded programs: https://www.tsln.com/news/checking-it-out-taking-a-look-at-beef-checkoff-funded-programs/

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Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan recorded live at the Oklahoma Independent Stockgrowers Association Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They talked about controlling the narrative in 2026, repealing the EID mandate, the new Food Pyramid and checkoff silence, the proposed dairy cattle buyout, and much more.

0:00 Minnesota and controlling the narrative.

6:55 2026 narrative in agriculture and DOGE is coming back.

9:17 Canadian mandates for EID tags.

19:10 New Food Pyramid, checkoff silence, and how NCBA is working against the Trump Administration.

28:30 The climate scam with cattle going forward.

33:40 Sustains Act

41:00 Stolen Land Movement

43:00 The proposed dairy cattle buyout.

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has put together a plan to outlaw deer farming in his state. Jim and Shad talk to Deer Farmer Steve Porter about what he is going through, and what this could mean for all of agriculture in the future.

0:00 Intro, Circle 5 Cow School

2:58 Venezuela and Maduro's capture

4:04 The communist running New York City

6:27 Secretary Rollins tweet about Tim Walz's attack on deer farmers

7:56 Steve Porter describing the attack on his deer farm

12:08 Minnesota Attorney General suggests that he could ban cattle farms in his state.

13:20 Is farming a constitutional right?

17:58 What is deer farming?

22:07 DNR a left wing organization

25:40 How they will end deer farms in Minnesota.

31:20 How this could be used to end independent agriculture.

37:30 How Walz not running impacts the case and farms.

39:42 Minnesotans held hostage.

44:36 Come see us in Oklahoma City, Jan 10.

Minnesota Attorney on banning cattle production in the state: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjl_5zlGfwE

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Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan wrap up 2025 by exposing the push to turn the USDA's latest project into more climate BS. They also review 2025 and look forward to 2026.

0:00 Intro, Christmas cards, ear tags, and supporting local business.

7:15 The year in review.

12:50 Secretary Rollins latest interview.

16:37 USDA's Fordyce suggests carbon sequestration.

22:30 Property rights fights

28:30 Why we fight the climate lies.

31:10 Our 2026 agenda

36:30 2025 highlights

41:56 More Perfect Union video and channel

56:20 Come see us.

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Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan bring in a special Christmas gift, an interview with Nevada Rancher and sale barn owner Jack Payne. Jack worked as part of a group to develop the USDA's plan to fortify the beef and cattle industry, and back in October got a chance to visit with President Trump in the Oval Office.

0:00 Intro, Kenzy Backgrounding

3:20 Eminent domain and breaking bull wagons.

5:30 Roping a cow and busting a saddle.

8:10 Ranchers group working on federal land issues.

11:32 First trip to the White House.

16:19 Second trip to the White House and visiting with Cabinet members.

18:55 30 month rule for cattle.

31:13 Visiting Trump in the Oval Office

40:40 Getting a BLM road fixed.

50:30 Building confidence in the ranching business.

57:05 Phil Stadtler's I Made a Lot of Tracks

1:03:50 Merry Christmas

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Thanks to Kenzy Backgrounding for sponsoring this episode.

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Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan break down the fight that is happening in the cattle industry between the elites who want to embrace the climate scam agenda and independents that are fighting for the truth.

0:00 Intro

3:43 Beef Checkoff school lessons blaming beef for climate change.

14:19 ESG whistleblower Desiree Fidler

28:25 Lexington beef plant shutdown

38:09 USDA's Regenerative Pilot Program

50:00 Kansas Department of Agriculture exports technology and expertise to Mexico.

56:25 American Prairie and are Buffalo livestock or wildlife?

1:00:45 Washington state's King Ranch fight and other private property rights fights.

1:04:16 Christmas gift fashion show.

Beef Checkoffs Methane and Cattle Lesson

Winston Marshall with Desiree Fixler

USDA Regenerative Pilot Program

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