How to Beat BIG BEEF when the BEEF Industry is RIGGED!

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  • čas přidán 26. 04. 2024
  • Go inside the rigged game of Big Beef and discover many differences between the giant Beef Industry and the local community based store front.
    This video is about Mike Callicrate's story of deception and bribery as well as his will to build a community based food system that actually benefits the places that we live.
    Order some beef or pork from Callicrate’s store by going to ranchfoodsdirect.com/.

Komentáře • 819

  • @alwaysbeyourself9328
    @alwaysbeyourself9328 Před 26 dny +232

    This information is ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS!!! As a carnivore, I live 5 hours away from Colorado Springs and would be absolutely willing to drive to his store there, buy a lot of his frozen beef and pork and drive all the way back home with it just to support him. I refuse to buy the awful, bad-tasting beef from those big, evil, monopolizing meat packers who supply meat found in Albertson's, Walmart and other supermarkets. I am on a mission to support local ranchers and employees, to vote with my dollars for the best beef that will send the message to the monopolizers that I do NOT support their idiocy of choosing profits over people and proper nourishment. Period. Thank you, Trinity, for this fantastic interview and education!

    • @very5ick112
      @very5ick112 Před 20 dny +3

      20 names has kroger

    • @patward6567
      @patward6567 Před 14 dny

      Same Corruption happens here in Ireland know for the Best Grass Beef Butter and Cream in the World
      Globalist 👹Larry Goodman has monopoly. 🤔🤢🤮

    • @RanchFoodsDirect
      @RanchFoodsDirect Před 12 dny +9

      You can save yourself the trip and order online as well! Visit the link in our bio. We ship nationally.

    • @dianabrown833
      @dianabrown833 Před 12 dny +1

      I would like to try some of the soap also.

    • @davz1764
      @davz1764 Před 11 dny +1

      Great infomercial!

  • @PeeWeeHenson
    @PeeWeeHenson Před měsícem +290

    TRINITY, THIS PIECE OF WORK IS A SEMESTER'S WORTH OF AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS IN 41 MINUTES.

    • @my_channel_44
      @my_channel_44 Před 9 dny

      Shows you how dumbed-down the schools are.

    • @janethompson2305
      @janethompson2305 Před 7 dny +1

      NOW I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED 🇺🇸 GOD BLESS THIS WONDERFUL MAN 🇺🇸 HE FOUND A WAY TO SURVIVE & I PRAY🙏🤲 TO GOD TO BLESS HIM & HE CAN PUT ALL HIS PREVIOUS EMPLOYEES BACK TO WORK W/HIM 😊🇺🇸❤ GOD BLESS U DEARLY SWEET MAN🙏🤲🕊✝️😇❤

    • @nancyarchibald9095
      @nancyarchibald9095 Před 6 dny +1

      This man is sharing his whole heart and soul. He loves his herds, feeds them well which affects meat all the way up to the smoker/chef in his store. This is where health happens. Healthy animal products need to be sourced and supported.

  • @glassduck985
    @glassduck985 Před měsícem +150

    I’ve been telling people this for 30 years and they thought I was stupid

    • @margaretthatcher6828
      @margaretthatcher6828 Před měsícem +8

      Same but I live on a ranch.

    • @trwsandford
      @trwsandford Před měsícem +6

      I resemble that comment!

    • @maddoxinc1642
      @maddoxinc1642 Před 18 dny

      Problem is, those people you're telling are about as stupid as the cattle we raise.

    • @barrettabney
      @barrettabney Před 13 dny

      30 years, and still nobody listens. America is too stupid to remain free, or remain well fed.

  • @donharper7759
    @donharper7759 Před měsícem +49

    This plan needs to be spread far and wide an get corporations out of the food industry!

  • @inhiscare1
    @inhiscare1 Před měsícem +166

    What a great man, we need people like this in Montana...

    • @justoneofmillions9340
      @justoneofmillions9340 Před měsícem +16

      We need people like this everywhere

    • @DelbertzOsborne
      @DelbertzOsborne Před 25 dny +3

      It would be much clearer if you made clear whom you're referring too 😉

    • @henryhenderson7051
      @henryhenderson7051 Před 22 dny +5

      In every community.

    • @LloydsofRochester
      @LloydsofRochester Před 16 dny +4

      Someone needs to have him give seminars on how to set up such operations in their area and provide assistance to do it.

    • @Guds777
      @Guds777 Před 14 dny +2

      It is up to you to be that man. No one else is going to do it for you...

  • @bobparrott9257
    @bobparrott9257 Před měsícem +46

    Mike should work with someone to spec out the entire system he uses so it can be duplicated and setup in as many locations as possible and then become a large thorn in the side of the giant meat packers. This would also be a benefit for the cattle ranchers and hog producers.

  • @annakauffman2992
    @annakauffman2992 Před měsícem +88

    Thsnks for the information. There is a group of ranchers in Utah doing the same thing. This is what it takes to get big business out of our lives! Thanks Trinity!

    • @kmweekspe
      @kmweekspe Před 26 dny +2

      Please provide info on this Utah group--name, location, website, etc. Thanks.

    • @brucesorensen3224
      @brucesorensen3224 Před 15 dny +1

      @@kmweekspe I think they are doing this in Richfield

    • @Sugarsail1
      @Sugarsail1 Před 12 dny

      Big business is big because they are doing a better job than little business. Big businesses start small. They understood vertical integration and economies of scale while the "little guy" never did. Don't punish success, think bigger.

    • @nancyarchibald9095
      @nancyarchibald9095 Před 6 dny

      S.E. Idaho is doing the same. Ball bros. just built a new meat packer here in Idaho Falls. Idaho grows good meat. Our hay is sought for, because it's grown in lava rich topsoil, the same as our potatoes. We have excellent dairys here as well.

    • @timc2745
      @timc2745 Před 3 dny

      ​@Sugarsail1 WRONG! There is collusion and corruption. The big multinationals are "Donating" to the politicians legally AND illegally. How do you think politicians make millions per year on a $250k salary, not to mention getting caught with piles of cash and gold bars

  • @bryanfox2735
    @bryanfox2735 Před měsícem +126

    It’s the same thing with vegetables. What you grow at home is 10x better the what the store sells! We need to go back to small farms feeding the community’s, the way it was in our grandparents days and before!

    • @johnnorton2182
      @johnnorton2182 Před měsícem +15

      You should see what the state of Oregon is doing to the small farmers and meat,dairy.and egg production. Google Oregons stance on small farmers it’s disgusting. Wake up America

    • @bbrisley
      @bbrisley Před měsícem

      It isn’t just democrats it is also republicans they both are responsible for this problem under bush jr jbs was allowed to just walk in and with in I think or 2years buy up almost 30 percent of beef market and the rest of the meat processing industry then trump allowed dfa to take control of the dairy industry in 2019 and 2020

    • @THEROOTMATTERS
      @THEROOTMATTERS Před 27 dny +1

      WE NEED TO STOP OVER FEASTING ON MEAT. IT HAS BECOME AN ATTROCITY!

    • @alibali672
      @alibali672 Před 26 dny

      ​@@THEROOTMATTERSLook up carnivore diet. So many people getting rid of all manner of diseases with it.

    • @kenebarb5377
      @kenebarb5377 Před 19 dny +8

      @@THEROOTMATTERSno one is forcing you to eat meat

  • @thevalleygate625
    @thevalleygate625 Před měsícem +27

    This guys lived experience should be a lesson for all of us younger folk. Big business and govt have worked hand in hand for decades to bring us to where we are at today. Food prices are astronimical, people are sicker than ever, and small businesses have been forcred out of the market. Generations before us were sold the lie and we are now seeing how the lie has unfolded for us regular folk. Bigger is not always better. For those of us able to we need to get back to supporting small business owners, local community and local producers. Your country was founded on this and it has unfortunately been hijacked by corrupt greed.

    • @sydbates6398
      @sydbates6398 Před 17 hodinami

      Only need to say, WEF, UN and globalism.

  • @Thetimecapsuletx
    @Thetimecapsuletx Před 14 dny +14

    It’s really old school here in East Texas. Hundreds of Cattle standing on the edge of ponds surrounded by lush grassy fields or wandering freely in acres of ranch land. Then they are off to the auction probably to be sold off to corn finishers and processors. We can find this meat in our own grocery stores, but not in Walmart! What a difference in flavor. I hope this never changes. Our store even has the butchers in the back behind the glass window like years ago.

    • @ourfather7
      @ourfather7 Před 5 dny

      What type of stores are reintroducing true butchers and fresh cuts?

    • @kurttrzeciak8326
      @kurttrzeciak8326 Před 2 dny +2

      Depends on what part of Texas you are in. I do not know of any real butchers in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.

    • @Thetimecapsuletx
      @Thetimecapsuletx Před 2 dny

      @@ourfather7 Brookshire Brothers. We just got a butcher moved into a shop at a strip mall. I haven’t been there yet but planning to.

    • @1165slugman
      @1165slugman Před 2 dny +1

      I'm in San Antonio I don't know any.

    • @Thetimecapsuletx
      @Thetimecapsuletx Před 2 dny

      @@1165slugman there is a big farmers market there. People sell their products from their farms. I moved from S.A. to east texas and so glad I did. It’s there but expensive!

  • @vranch4514
    @vranch4514 Před měsícem +26

    Wow Mike's pigs actually know what sunshine is!

  • @user-bc7lb9kp7l
    @user-bc7lb9kp7l Před měsícem +75

    Trinity, you knocked it out of the ballpark , again! I’m with you all the way! Keep up the excellent work!❤️🙏🏻✝️🐂

  • @tagurit
    @tagurit Před 13 dny +6

    wow. As an agriculture business student. This video should be shown as a golden example to young farmers who want to help their community and keep their family farm!

  • @rocktech7144
    @rocktech7144 Před měsícem +22

    That's a nice operation. The info in the video is top notch. I can't even begin to afford those prices. In the Ozarks I'm getting grass fed angus for $1.50 over retail per pound and even cheaper by quarter or half carcass. Because people here believe in helping the AVERAGE family eat healthier and we support out local farmers. Everyone comes out ahead. Not just the ranchers.

  • @user-lp2iy6ol2v
    @user-lp2iy6ol2v Před měsícem +48

    Best yet!!
    Hopefully you get picked for the next Secretary of Agriculture and get the USDA turned in the right direction.

    • @davef6036
      @davef6036 Před 15 dny +1

      Great thought , when Trump is returned the whole system requires great people put back in important positions. GBUSA

    • @shirleymartin4938
      @shirleymartin4938 Před 9 dny +1

      Talk to RFK about that when he wins the election in November!😊😊🙏🙏🥳🥳❤❤

    • @marshaperry5178
      @marshaperry5178 Před 5 dny

      RFK jr is changing out the old guard. Put this guy in charge of USDA and Dept of Ag.

  • @margaretthatcher6828
    @margaretthatcher6828 Před měsícem +45

    I buy my beef from a friend who is a rancher in Montana...All grass fed, no antibiotics unless really needed. I have a half a cow on the way. Best beef ever. I can't even stand the smell of say Walmart beef. GREAT vid Trinity...keep em comin.

    • @desireevarga7463
      @desireevarga7463 Před 12 dny +3

      You are so right about the smell of meat at Walmart. My husband commented the last time we went to Walmart that he could smell the meat as he was walking past the meat section, it was that bad. Looking for grass fed beef, no more big box stores.

    • @NotchFox
      @NotchFox Před 5 dny +1

      Agree with most of what you say. However there is nothing better about grass fed beef. Grass fed beef grades lower, and is cheaper to produce. Works with the marketing hype of Angus Breeders Association. You're buying marketing hype! If you notice, the best tasting beef is marbled. Look at Wagyu beef. Buy only Prime, it is not going to be grass fed. That would cost way to much to try to produce!

    • @jenjen9266
      @jenjen9266 Před 6 hodinami +1

      I agree my daughter is in the cattle Bo. Grass fed dose not have much good flavor,and it’s a lot of hype. The reason to eat locally is the cows usually have a better quality of life , not a lots of stress , antibiotics if needed, quality food and care . All cows eat grass but they have a better taste when finished out with grain for flavor ❤

  • @kallasusort2986
    @kallasusort2986 Před měsícem +32

    WOW Trinity such good information. I have not eaten meat for years because the grocery store meat does not taste like "Meat" anymore. I had no idea all of this was happening. Meat Mafia ...UGH

    • @margaretthatcher6828
      @margaretthatcher6828 Před měsícem +3

      I buy mine from a friend here in Montana...it's the best ever. I do know what you mean about grocery store meat...it smells funny.

  • @FastEddy396
    @FastEddy396 Před 14 dny +5

    We started with chickens, then breeding Gloucester Old Spot pigs, as well as green beans, and gourmet garlic. The difference is truly astonishing

  • @trevorjones104
    @trevorjones104 Před 16 dny +8

    Really appreciate the insight in to the market!
    We (my family) own a small (1500~ acre) production unit (aka: The Farm! LOL!) that we channel through a (very) good cutter, that is not very happily close to us, and retail our own product locally, relying almost entirely on word of mouth to sell our production.
    I am immensely glad that we support a small business that provides a VERY good service as a slaughter an cutting house, as we do not yet have the capability locally to support.
    But I am also immensely happy that I do not have to make my business decisions, upon deciding just how slowly I starve myself to death, either.
    No Farmers, No Food! Perhaps stopping sending any food in to the cities would make that point clearer, to those who decided to support anti-farming initiatives!

  • @justoneofmillions9340
    @justoneofmillions9340 Před měsícem +18

    Awesome! We buy as much of our food local as we can, and encourage all friends and family to do the same. We buy all our beef and pork local. People are sick and tired of poor quality food.

  • @paulchristian8271
    @paulchristian8271 Před měsícem +51

    I remember the meat cutting schools and union jobs available in the 70s and 80s. It used to be a good career in local markets.

    • @lynnlink4629
      @lynnlink4629 Před měsícem +11

      Belonged to Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union. Great Job in Greeley CO in the 70's! Meat Diets in those days tasted so much better. Whatever they are putting in meat today ❓GROSS! [popular 60's word! 😄]

    • @LightoftheMoon
      @LightoftheMoon Před měsícem +7

      One of my cousins was a AMCU meat cutter Butcher who lost his good paying job and trade in Detroit, early 80's, directly as a result of this BS in the US REGIME~

    • @joesutherland225
      @joesutherland225 Před měsícem +4

      So do I,but I also remember what the union did to their members in British Columbia when a large at the time non union chain came into the market.assesed the existing members to fund unionization campaign,then signed a deal gutting the existing contract of those members.next negotiations the employer threw that contract on the table,said there's our new contract,turning good mortgage capable jobs full time into wage ghetto jobs part time no benefits for all new employees.of course management cut everyone's hrs that were grandfathered theyre wages till no longer viable .union got thousand plus more dues paying members though. Ufcw scummiest thing I've ever seen from a union .

    • @paulchristian8271
      @paulchristian8271 Před měsícem +2

      @@joesutherland225 I’ve never been a union fan, but where they have a monopoly through state legislation, it can make for good wages and benefits. I’m generally against regulation and unionization. At the same time, they have been corporatizing and demonizing meat for forty years or more.

    • @joesutherland225
      @joesutherland225 Před měsícem +2

      @@paulchristian8271 I'm totally pro union it's really the only way to get decent wages and benefits otherwise capital weilds the stick with no concern for the people doing the work. Keep them only 2 weeks from disaster then they can't fight back unless they team up or more correctly unionize

  • @stevemccoy8138
    @stevemccoy8138 Před měsícem +54

    Very Good video, everyone needs to see this. Thanks for Sharing this. 😊

  • @JLang-bn3hs
    @JLang-bn3hs Před 16 dny +8

    I was a butcher and then a market manager for a large grocery chain back in the 1970’s. They brought us boxes of IBP to do a test run on. Without exception, all of the market managers did not like the product and didn’t want it in their market. The product had not hung for 14 days and was a smelly and wet product. Several years later, we were no longer butchering carcass beef. Money always wins.

  • @kennethtemplin5837
    @kennethtemplin5837 Před měsícem +10

    This is one important educational video. People have to wake up. Corporations are all about greed!

  • @stanwessler3623
    @stanwessler3623 Před měsícem +10

    When I was growing up in north alabama we raised our own hogs and chickens. We slaughtered and processed the meat ourselves. That meat and poultry had a much better taste than anything I've ever had since .even now we buy our beef from our neighbor who raised it and had it processed locally. That way you know what you are getting and it's good for the local economy and the community.

  • @fantasticfamily5004
    @fantasticfamily5004 Před měsícem +41

    This is absolutely true. I found this out to be exactly what he said when I lived in Idaho and we raised or I should say I raised a calf. Purposely use for food on our table.
    It’s totally flipped and for rancher and Farmers literally impossible to even survive

    • @commoveo1
      @commoveo1 Před měsícem +6

      It's not over till it's over

  • @rnsanders7834
    @rnsanders7834 Před měsícem +12

    Great interview! This guys got it figured out. All the sucess to him! Grow local, sell local, buy local. Eat healthy.

  • @bobme2787
    @bobme2787 Před měsícem +22

    Great listen. Examples of corporate greed and how government accommodates it. Very smart man

    • @49er61
      @49er61 Před měsícem +3

      Two very smart men right here! Hopefully people wake the hell up and support community and real beef swine and poultry producers by buying direct from producers

    • @nancyfahey7518
      @nancyfahey7518 Před měsícem +2

      I'm going to a local butcher this week. Their website says they get their beef from Iowa.
      A local farm, here in Florida, tried starting up a grass fed brand. Their packaging was messed up and air in the package disturbed me. I think they gave it a couple of tries and now they are gone. It looked like sabotage to me. Who the heck would do that?

    • @bobme2787
      @bobme2787 Před měsícem +2

      I listen to a podcast called barn talk on you tube. They have started a mail order producer to consumer deal called Farmer Grade. Actually I work for a grocery outfit that they talked about where there were in store butchers that processed the carcas at store. Wegmans Food Market. About 25 yrs ago they stopped having that done in stores. The butchers were offered the opportunity to get CDL and drive or work elsewhere in distribution. I live in Upstate NY. I have ordered grass fed online from a few places. After listening to this podcast I am going to start to buy from a local meat mrkt in Canaseraga,NY. It is about a 45 minute drive from me but we'll Worth it. Another great you tube podcast is five generations of cowboys. I know nothing about processing meat and have been driving for Wegmans for 25 yrs and drove other places before here.

  • @troylunsford603
    @troylunsford603 Před měsícem +17

    Trinity thanks so much . I hope too go to Kansas and Colorado Springs to see how it all works, this summer . We have a custom exempt plant in Arkansas for 17 yrs and are working on opening a retail market . We raise our own beef.
    This has been such a inspiration to me . Keep on keeping on . And God bless.

  • @lauramcconney9367
    @lauramcconney9367 Před 20 dny +4

    This sounds like Co-ops 👍 ❤😊
    We need this for all communities!

  • @Levon9404
    @Levon9404 Před měsícem +8

    I think all small businesses should bypass big corporations and deal directly with each other’s. That would save our country economy and cattle industry from destruction.

  • @tinoyb9294
    @tinoyb9294 Před měsícem +64

    These guys had better be sitting in the state capitals, making sure laws and regulations aren't passed to screw them over once again. You can be sure the "free marketers" are working on it right now.

    • @Rick-np9vz
      @Rick-np9vz Před 29 dny +7

      Maybe you should be paying closer attention to what you are voting for and who!

    • @tinoyb9294
      @tinoyb9294 Před 29 dny

      @@Rick-np9vz see my other comment.

    • @dgeistlinger
      @dgeistlinger Před 21 dnem +5

      It is Crony Capitalism, not Free Market Capitalism, that causes this.

  • @SotoFarmsCaribbeanBeef
    @SotoFarmsCaribbeanBeef Před 17 dny +7

    This video is absolutely a must watch for anybody with any size of cattle operation. Amazing content !

  • @susancuenin2137
    @susancuenin2137 Před měsícem +18

    We buy from our local college store - better meat and good prices. I actually worked on an independent local feedlot after high school in Southern California, in 1970. Very few kids ever get that chance anymore, especially in California.

  • @chrisschlicht887
    @chrisschlicht887 Před měsícem +32

    This is such important information.

  • @paulariese260
    @paulariese260 Před měsícem +10

    After I tasted locally raised chicken from a local butcher shop, I can't eat the crap from the grocery stores.

  • @randytucker3083
    @randytucker3083 Před měsícem +31

    Best video ever. We need to remove the government interference that is only helping making our food bad.

  • @cahoonm
    @cahoonm Před 27 dny +4

    Mike Callicrate's story is absolutely inspiring. What truly honest and great man. Does he ship his products I wonder to regular folks I wonder?

  • @ESaboHowGravityWorks
    @ESaboHowGravityWorks Před měsícem +20

    A grocery store chain in CT (Stop & Shop) doesn't even cut meat in their meat department anymore. It all comes cryovaced from the packing plant now. Awful.

    • @dirtisbetterthandiamonds
      @dirtisbetterthandiamonds Před 29 dny +2

      Which means it's not hanging and aging for bacterial protection. That's why there's so many recalls.

  • @ike7451
    @ike7451 Před měsícem +4

    It reminds me of a TA truck stop in Springfield Missouri the owner raises cattle and sells it in his truck stop best ribeye and brisket at the best price I’ve ever had at any truck stop really appreciate it as a truck driver.

  • @joeymadding3788
    @joeymadding3788 Před měsícem +10

    There's a monopoly in the meatpacking business so maybe you should have local slaughter houses instead of a Monopoly...... Every town with 50,000 people should have a very good slaughterhouse......

  • @jeanries434
    @jeanries434 Před měsícem +15

    You are indeed blessed to be a blessing. I send encouragement your way; and may God prosper your path because it is HIS.

  • @davidbarnes7064
    @davidbarnes7064 Před měsícem +27

    Trinity, another great video! I raise and sell beef locally. I never have complaints about the quality of my beef. It saves customers money and is financially better for me as well. Keep the videos coming. What was the story on the pen of Scottish Highlanders?

    • @petermartens1645
      @petermartens1645 Před měsícem +2

      What breed of cattle do you raise!

    • @davidbarnes7064
      @davidbarnes7064 Před měsícem +3

      @@petermartens1645 Scottish Highlanders, very docile, much easier to handle, and excellent taste.

    • @MikeCallicrate
      @MikeCallicrate Před měsícem +4

      The Highlanders belong to a customer we feed and process for. Excellent quality!

  • @montster71
    @montster71 Před 7 dny +3

    Neighbors helping neighbors. This is how to build a strong community. God bless you! Keep up the good fight. This is what makes America the best country in the world!

  • @sharkdog2609
    @sharkdog2609 Před měsícem +14

    Fantastic, this man is an inspiration. Thank You

  • @richcarpenter8671
    @richcarpenter8671 Před měsícem +11

    Thanks Man another great video! What an eye opener, wish I was closer I would patronize that guy. Just ate some of those inedible pork chops, had to laugh because that’s exactly what I thought…..THIS IS TERRIBLE……ate it anyway, worked all day I was hungry 😂

  • @aishayana4298
    @aishayana4298 Před měsícem +5

    Thank you so much for informing me about the bad and the good. Ranchers Direct is a great company. This is how it should be.

  • @user-oz9fs1xs9u
    @user-oz9fs1xs9u Před měsícem +6

    I very much admire what he has built there! Wonderful! I can't praise him enough. Sadly though, he is still vulnerable to government fiat nonsense deciding his water isn't good or he's not allowed to use it, or he has to RFID all the animals and lab test them every 6 months for whatever, and so on. . I pray that never happens. Thank you so much for this interview and having him explain how our food supply is being 'corralled' for international corporate profits.

  • @tucumcari206
    @tucumcari206 Před měsícem +6

    Resilient and ethical businessman. I hope he can successfully put in the volume to keep operating on a comfortable margin. I suggest him to build a network of foreign customers who seek quality products in case the domestic business cycle gets interrupted for whatever reason. Great episode!

  • @BoulderCreek77
    @BoulderCreek77 Před měsícem +11

    Another amazing video Trinity. This one really hits home....kinda makes me want to move to CO so I can live in that town and eat all that yummy beef and pork! Thanks again, have a blessed day.

  • @xvsj5833
    @xvsj5833 Před měsícem +13

    Great content ❤🇺🇸

  • @earllaiho588
    @earllaiho588 Před měsícem +11

    Another GREAT VIDEO!!!

  • @jeff-hh9mc
    @jeff-hh9mc Před měsícem +5

    Couple things.
    I’ve never ever heard of Conagra running processing plants. My experience has always been
    1. Cargill
    2. Jbs
    3. Tyson
    4. Marfrig
    That being said if you want to combat this your only option is to produce, buy, butcher and sell locally. That’s the only shot you have.

    • @MikeCallicrate
      @MikeCallicrate Před měsícem +3

      ConAgra, formerly Monfort, was purchased by Swift and then sold to JBS.

  • @michaeldavis5360
    @michaeldavis5360 Před měsícem +11

    Trinity, your presentations just keep getting better and better. This one was off the charts, thank you so much for that. BTW, Callicrate Beef pricing is reasonable. 80% ground beef is about a buck more than Costco and on par with the local grocery store chain. About the same for all the rest except the local grocery store chains are almost the same price!😎

    • @LifeintheWest
      @LifeintheWest  Před měsícem +5

      Thank you. That is very humbling. I do my best to

  • @jefftrout3319
    @jefftrout3319 Před měsícem +11

    Putting in my order

  • @reaskelton4939
    @reaskelton4939 Před měsícem +14

    So very interesting - hope the trend continues.

  • @terryhurlburt9113
    @terryhurlburt9113 Před měsícem +13

    Trinity, I shared this on the various social platforms that I use. Thank you for this informative video.

  • @markoneill9064
    @markoneill9064 Před měsícem +5

    Brilliant descriptive example of how it should be done. This is a prime example of responsible husbandry at work and the flow on in terms of real benefit to people and their communities is enormous.
    If only this were the norm, would we then need the big multi national companies dictating the terms?

  • @reidadams4277
    @reidadams4277 Před měsícem +26

    Open a hamburger stand in a large city. Build a small meat locker on your ranch. Butcher and grind your own cattle. Truck that meat to your hamburger stand and sell a quality burger at a fair price. Keep the hamburger stand basic. One burger sandwich. No frills just good beef. Ok, maybe sell fries too. You'd go through several calves per day easy.

    • @jlkkauffman7942
      @jlkkauffman7942 Před měsícem +7

      Not legal, unless you get usda inspected facility which isn’t all that easy.

    • @aroundthefarmcrafts3192
      @aroundthefarmcrafts3192 Před měsícem +4

      ​@@jlkkauffman7942 only has to be USDA inspected if crossing state lines to sell. You can in many states just have a state inspected facility as long as the meat isn't crossing state lines. And here in Indiana now the meat inspector doesn't have to inspect each carcass if it's custom butchering. So I can take cattle to the state inspected custom butcher shop and as long as it's coming home to my freezer it doesn't have to be poked by the inspector, if I want to sell my beef to the hamburger stand in town though I have to take it on a day when the inspector is going to be there. All of the custom butcher shops all over the state stay pretty booked up.

    • @jlkkauffman7942
      @jlkkauffman7942 Před měsícem +1

      @@aroundthefarmcrafts3192 yeah I’m just going off of what I’ve read, I need to look into it because I’m going to start selling grass fed beef off the farm in the future, the problem is I live in Delaware and we have some ridiculous laws here.

    • @kurtkohl151
      @kurtkohl151 Před 7 dny +1

      It can be done. I started with the restaurant and worked backwards. Finding the cows easy. USDA certified butcher is the bottleneck. Get past that and your smooth sailing. Luckily I have Hmong butchers in the area who got certified.

    • @mooneymakes359
      @mooneymakes359 Před 6 dny

      ​@@jlkkauffman7942People sell fentanyl illegally.

  • @paulhuval
    @paulhuval Před měsícem +9

    Great video Trinity i always learn something new here thanks .

  • @allenhollenbach4692
    @allenhollenbach4692 Před 29 dny +3

    In the 80's there were a bunch of small packers in the towns where I grew up in south central PA

  • @lynnwitte5655
    @lynnwitte5655 Před měsícem +4

    Thank you, Trinity, for this video.. Now let's get it going here in Montana!!! Enough with these these fools to telling us where and how we are going to get our food!!! Awesome video!!!

  • @patmccauley3885
    @patmccauley3885 Před měsícem +10

    Great video that has described modern Agriculture

  • @judyfriend6634
    @judyfriend6634 Před měsícem +12

    This was very interesting.

  • @Mattys556
    @Mattys556 Před 7 dny +2

    I shopped at Ranch Foods Direct all the time!
    Amazing store. Bought all my dogs raw food there also. Glad to see them getting interviewed.
    I moved, but a great business.

  • @ElkEars
    @ElkEars Před měsícem +6

    Mike Callicrate is really making the best of a bad situation.

  • @thefabagroup5709
    @thefabagroup5709 Před 23 dny +3

    Trinity - You knocked it out of the park? Watched lots of your videos but this lit a fire. Been thinking this for years. Together we can take back our world from the cabal. Keep up the great work.

  • @johndonaldson2746
    @johndonaldson2746 Před měsícem +5

    Trinity, thank you for this piece. We are currently two years into the same venture in Tennessee.

  • @KittyMama61
    @KittyMama61 Před měsícem +4

    If you ever get a chance to cook (locally produced) beef tongue, you will be blown away by the taste and texture. It's like the best roast you've ever eaten.

  • @srfpunk8207
    @srfpunk8207 Před 20 dny +3

    This guy and his business is the kind we all need to support and have in each community. Thank you for this very important and informative video

  • @Ives1776
    @Ives1776 Před měsícem +5

    Thanks Trinity! I really appreciate you using your channel to shine light on this.
    And while I don’t feel like feedlots are particularly ideal, they’re necessary for large amounts of beef and it sucks when folks can’t make do because of these ridiculously tyrannical megacorporations.

    • @MikeCallicrate
      @MikeCallicrate Před měsícem +3

      In my case, I like to think of the feedlot as the sacrifice pasture, without the damage of overgrazing. Over the last 10 or so years we have been in a drought. The feedlot gives us a place to go with our cow herd instead of selling them off. It also allows us to increase the herd size for better impact in rotational grazing and is always there if the grass runs out.

  • @glendacisneros982
    @glendacisneros982 Před 25 dny +3

    Thank you Trinity for this information!! A few months ago you had him or another man talk about this very same PROBLEM! Since then, I've wanted to buy beef from a rancher. Thing is...I'm single and don't need much beef😢
    Thank you so much for letting people know ❤❤❤❤❤ HAPPY TRAILS ❤❤❤

  • @Sk-pn6le
    @Sk-pn6le Před 20 dny +3

    GREAT episode, thanks to all involved!

  • @LMKelly-bf4ge
    @LMKelly-bf4ge Před měsícem +8

    Excellent video! Thank you

  • @WaltonGoggins-fb1xz
    @WaltonGoggins-fb1xz Před měsícem +5

    Trinity
    Absolutely overwhelmed by the knowledge attained from this one video about the beef business and the quality derived.! Please keep it going..!
    God Bless..!
    WSG,Sr.
    aka Sandy
    PS: Now no missing link - From cow to market.!

  • @lauraking8136
    @lauraking8136 Před měsícem +4

    Hi Trinity, thank you for sharing the facts plus exposing the corruption the food industry has. Growing your own foods is becoming the safest way to feed your family. God bless you

  • @k.goldstein5664
    @k.goldstein5664 Před měsícem +5

    Very interesting & informative video. Keep up the good work. If enough people push back against the “meat mafia”, hopefully things will improve. We can only hope.

  • @daleladd2359
    @daleladd2359 Před měsícem +22

    At 71 years old I’ve watched farmers getting less of the retail dollars. This as in the dairy farming business we started going down hill big time after Reaganomics set in. That let big corporations run over farmers. I went out of business in 2018 and I couldn’t recommend anyone going into farming business. Right now farmers are shopping the world for laborers. The government has created a big problem for food production in America. Those big corporations and families farming corporations are not producing future generations of laborers or management people. It’s all got to come from people that’s never been raised on a farm. Those government leaders hollowing close the borders have no idea how to run anything. This is going to cause big problems down the road. We were out spoken on corruption in dairy businesses and co-ops selling the farmers out. The southeast antitrust case proved that. DOJ didn’t criminally charge anyone for crimes against farmers. Big corporations are controlling USDA and FDA so farmers getting justice is out of question. I’ve been trying to get justice on my cases but USDA is blocking FBI investigations. Fact FBI does not investigate anything in Agriculture unless USDA invites them to. With head positions filled with big corporations people they’re not going to give farmers fair justice on anything. I’ve been feeling like I was farming under a dictator rule agriculture policy. That’s proven out to be right in most cases

  • @Almosta_Carnivore
    @Almosta_Carnivore Před měsícem +5

    Thank you for another great video! I loved Mike's energy and passion for what he does. It is also wonderful that the carnivore and ketogenic way's of eating are mentioned in your videos. Slowly but surely the word is getting out there. BTW. Berkshire pasture raised pork is fantastic! :)

  • @sdjohnston67
    @sdjohnston67 Před měsícem +4

    Great to see this. I hope more farmers will be able to go in this direction.

  • @Aragorn12
    @Aragorn12 Před měsícem +7

    Carnivore is the healthiest way to eat.

  • @buzzbustillos3016
    @buzzbustillos3016 Před měsícem +4

    Great video. We watched it twice. And forward it to many friends.
    This man has it right.

  • @hereintranzit
    @hereintranzit Před měsícem +5

    Awesome !

  • @Buddystemz
    @Buddystemz Před 15 dny +2

    This first guy knows exactly what he’s talkin about. I’ve been a butcher/meat cutter my whole life. People who are meat cutters are box beef cutters. They cut meat. Butchers know how to to kill and process an animal from hoof to freezer. I was lucky to do both because in retail grocery stores, you need to make the product look nice to sell and I transferred that over to being a custom butcher. Very few people are left that know how to break an animal and know where all the cuts come from.

  • @powderslayer
    @powderslayer Před 12 dny +4

    Iam so sick of big food corporations. People stop buying all this garbage...buy local support your local farmers!

  • @pinschrunner
    @pinschrunner Před 14 dny +5

    More youngsters need to take on practical jobs like butchers. People need to buy directly

  • @mattproffitt4570
    @mattproffitt4570 Před měsícem +3

    Great video Trinity, wake up the masses. God bless

  • @cactusladysouth1000
    @cactusladysouth1000 Před 11 dny +2

    Wow this is so great to hear this farmer putting out the truth about saturated fat and oils!!! We live in SC there is no place to buy this meat? Where can we buy beef and pork like this?

  • @Danielily1
    @Danielily1 Před 26 dny +3

    Props to you, Man! Keep up the great job! You inspire me!

  • @johnparkhurst825
    @johnparkhurst825 Před měsícem +8

    Finally some great news!

  • @CarvellFenton
    @CarvellFenton Před měsícem +4

    Excellent video, very informative! Thanks to you and your guest.

  • @joesutherland225
    @joesutherland225 Před měsícem +2

    Yup I watched this happen in Canada too. From a retail meat cutters viewpoint.

  • @toniphillips1455
    @toniphillips1455 Před měsícem +4

    Thank you, very informative, I enjoyed watching this video, subscribed

  • @CCMiniBucks
    @CCMiniBucks Před 21 dnem +3

    Very interesting piece of doco here bloke. As an observer of the Australian market I see this exact sort of corporate grip on the stock owner as it is in the states. And this in itself is a terrible mistake, especially given the size of the market in Australia. I know many livestock farmers who are under terrible constraint via contract issue, and I wonder when the legislation designed to prevent this will ever be enforced. At least old mate has taken the mob on and seen some semblance of positive result. I also agree with the disdain for supermarket boxed meat distribution, the loss of skilled butchers over here is a real thing, and as sad as it is, the corporate plan to remove small business and grant the consumer the illusion of choice is a true reality for our future generations.

  • @bearupfarm1818
    @bearupfarm1818 Před měsícem +5

    Problem small gardener are having all around the country is many hay producers are spraying the hay that are killing independent gardeners field. Cows eat the hay and cows manure are used in the fields and kill broad leaves. Hay producer doesn’t say or tell people that has a few cattle feeding hay.

  • @jointheir7897
    @jointheir7897 Před měsícem +4

    Another good interview, just wish you could find some grass-fed, grass-finished producers. Thanks for your hard work and travels!

  • @treyb1919
    @treyb1919 Před 13 dny +2

    This guy is charging 20 bucks a pound for ribeye, and 40 for filet. He has not helped consumers, but he is helping his own bottom line

  • @Liveforalongtime
    @Liveforalongtime Před 14 dny +2

    I’ve watched many of your videos over the past couple years and enjoyed them. Today this popped up on my feed presumably because i’ve been a carnivore for the past year or so. I was surprised to see I hadn’t already subscribed to your channel. So i fixed that.

  • @toddunruh3998
    @toddunruh3998 Před měsícem +4

    Over the top once again!

  • @MH-53E
    @MH-53E Před 18 dny +2

    The thing about Colorado that make this work so well is one, complementary laws that allow small farmers to sell to the public. Two, this area has a very educated consumer with the disposable income to pay for the much higher quality. As long as you can meet those two requirements. Most states don't or won't allow selling to the local unless things have changed recently.