REGULATORY TRENDS

Smithfield Foods Inc. has just announced that in early 2023—less than a year from now—it will close its processing plant in Vernon, California (near Los Angeles). It operates 45 plants throughout the U.S., owned by umbrella company WHGroup Ltd. out of Hong Kong but really a Chinese company.

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APPRECIATE AMERICAN FREEDOMS

Yesterday we had a delightful Australian couple drop by the farm. They’re Queensland natives, in their 60s, sharp small business owners all their lives, and have now fled Australia for America under the immigration investment program…

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BEAK MASKS

As avian influenza runs through the nation’s poultry flocks, with the current extermination of about 28 million laying hens and turkeys, I can’t help but wonder why we aren’t putting beak masks on the chickens.

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WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

If you’ve seen news headlines you know that a research team in the Netherlands examined blood from 22 people and found microscopic plastic particles in the bloodstream of 17. For the first time, this confirms that micro-plastics are piercing the blood barrier and coursing through our veins…

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THE DENOMINATOR

I did a fascinating guest podcast last week with Dr. Ben Edwards out of west Texas called “You’re the Cure.” I do a lot of these but he shared something with me I’ve never heard and thought it profound…

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