Can Farming and Ranching Survive Without the Government? - Lonesome Report - 4/26/26

New World Screwworm Reactions, and Misinformation - Lonesome Report - 6/9/26

Jim and Shad discuss the reactions and misinformation swirling around the announcement of the New World Screwworm in the U.S. Other topics: Shad on Fox News, Alpha Gal, ticks, solar and wind takeover New York, Shad's weight loss, and Rcalf convention 0:00 Screwworm update 12:25 Sid Miller's misinformation campaign 15:02 Screwworm Senior Advisor 26:20 Shad's Fox News appearances 33:00 Ticks 37:45 Shad's weight loss journey 40:00 Solar and wind takeover of ranch land 47:50 New York State land grabs 55:00 Come see us at Rcalf convention Support Lonesome Lands: https://www.lonesomelands.com/subscribe [https://www.lonesomelands.com/subscribe] Lonesome Lands Store: https://www.lonesomelands.com/merchandise [https://www.lonesomelands.com/merchandise]

The Difference in America First Agriculture vs. America Last - Lonesome Report - 5/1/26

Jim and Shad discuss the state of the current U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to former ones. Other topics: Jim's trip to Common Ground Summit, Shad's Wall Street Journal interview, the state of today's parking meters, and more. 0:00 Intro 3:55 Primary elections 11:30 Trump's USDA vs. Biden's. 20:00 Common Ground Summit Omaha 47:07 WSJ grills Shad 1:00:00 Casey Murph, not just another Arizona Rancher. Support Lonesome Lands:https://www.lonesomelands.com/subscribe Lonesome Lands store:https://www.lonesomelands.com/merchandise

Continuing the Climate Lies in the Corporate Cattle Machine - Lonesome Report - 5/27/26

Jim and Shad get back to breaking down the news in agriculture and the world. Topics include, unifying the cattle industry, corporate climate narrative, more law fare, removing tariffs, Palantir takeover, and more. 0:00 Unity in the cattle industry? 7:46 Corporate cattle's climate narrative continues 14:00 Freedom makers vs. Freedom takers. 20:00 Arizona Rancher taken over by solar. 30:20 Washington's King Ranch update 35:15 Removing tariffs on imported beef 40:35 Expanding limits to get producers out of the CME 44:55 Palantir's contract with the USDA and Hulk Hogan's privacy. Support Lonesome Lands: https://www.lonesomelands.com/subscribe [https://www.lonesomelands.com/subscribe] Lonesome Lands Store: https://www.lonesomelands.com/merchandise [https://www.lonesomelands.com/merchandise]

Controlling the Narrative in the Cattle Industry - Lonesome Report - 5/19/26

Jim and Shad respond to the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's podcast. While most of their accusations are ridiculous and laughable, what we don't find funny is being accused of threatening people, or causing someone to receive death threats. The obvious goal of these lies are to discredit us, and the Lonesome Lands brand, and to make it so that reputable people will no longer associate with us. We take these accusations head on playing each of them and responding. 0:00 Elitists vs. working men 9:20 The Jackass in a cornfield in Iowa and death threats 17:30 Recapping NCBA's failures 31:31 We don't have policy, but if they favor our policy we would be against our policy. 35:50 Deleting Facebook to control the narrative. 38:51 Give them double middle fingers. 49:20 Keyboard cowboys' kryptonite is facts. 59:00 Shad loading a truck. The full NCBA podcast can be seen here: https://youtu.be/o4n3rIVf6nI?si=ukrKfdqwYF8TKoRI [https://youtu.be/o4n3rIVf6nI?si=ukrKfdqwYF8TKoRI] Support Lonesome Lands: https://www.lonesomelands.com/subscribe [https://www.lonesomelands.com/subscribe] Lonesome Lands Store: https://www.lonesomelands.com/merchandise [https://www.lonesomelands.com/merchandise]

A History of Concentration in the Cattle Industry and TRQs - Lonesome Report - 5/12/26

Jim and Shad talk over the TRQ removal rumors, shipping calves, and they respond to personal attacks by the NCBA. Brought to you by: South Dakota Stockgrowers: https://www.southdakotastockgrowers.org [https://www.southdakotastockgrowers.org] 0:00 Trumps removal of TRQ rumors 9:00 Secretary Rollins fights for Ranchers 13:26 Shad's shipping calves 19:27 NCBA lies and attacks 31:23 NCBA's animal rights ties 34:00 Concentration vs. independence, platitudes vs. facts 44:00 History of NCBA failures 50:14 Lobbying against member policy 52:30 Cattle industry climate neutrality goal 58:00 AI's information takeover pushing Conservation easements Support Lonesome Lands: https://www.lonesomelands.com/subscribe [https://www.lonesomelands.com/subscribe] Lonesome Lands Store: https://www.lonesomelands.com/merchandise [https://www.lonesomelands.com/merchandise]