For decades, Americans have lived under the illusion of cheap beef — but was it ever real? In this week’s Dust’er Mud Podcast, Rich and Shelley of Air2Ground Farms dig into the truth behind record-high beef prices, Tyson’s $500 million beef losses, and the collapse of more than 100,000 cattle ranches across the U.S. From feed costs, foreign beef imports from Argentina, and corporate price manipulation, to the real economics of food production, they explore why beef prices are finally reflecting their true cost.

Topics include:

Why beef prices are rising while ranchers still struggle
How Tyson, Cargill, JBS, and National Beef shaped a false “cheap meat” economy
The illusion of efficiency vs. exploitation in modern food systems
How real food costs real money — and why that’s a good sign for food security
The beef market correction after Trump’s comments on Argentinian imports
The long game: heifer retention, herd rebuilding, and consumer reality checks

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00:00 - Intro
09:26 - Segment 1, The Illusion of Cheap Beef
15:38 - Segment 2, Why Expensive Might Be Healthy
26:26 - Segment 3, Real Food Costs Real Money
36:20 - Segment 4, Why Laws Didn't Lower Prices
48:11 - Segment 5, The Road Ahead

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