Victory for the Maude Family Ranch and the Work Left To Do - Lonesome Report - 4/30/25
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Jim and Shad talk about the charges being dropped against the Maude family, how it came about and their press confrence in D.C. Other topics discussed: Common Ground Cattle Summit, Angus Associations partnership with climate nut jobs, and the history of JBS corruption. 0:00 Maude family press conference. 22:22 Common Ground Summit 41:33 Finding truth in agriculture 45:50 Angus Associations partnership with Bezos Earth Fund 53:30 Lonesome History: The JBS Meat Packing empire and a corporation built on corruption.
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Breaking Down the Scams in Agriculture - Lonesome Report - 4/23/25
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Jim and Shad are searching for truth in the agriculture industry. From the climate, the globalists agenda, the lobbyists, and now the Canadian cattle feeding fraud. There is no shortage of scams in the agriculture industry. They break them all down, keep searching for the truth, and find it in their history. 0:00 Finding truth in Agriculture 7:05 Climate Smart Commodity program changes 16:25 WEF's new CEO 23:39 Rep. Thomas Massie's explaination of how commitee seats are bought by lobbyists. 45:50 The Canadian cattle feeding fraud. 50:48 CNN's interview with a Trump...
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Farm Groups Unholy Alliance with Environmental Activists - Lonesome Report - 4/16/25
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Jim and Shad start off by talking about Shad's trip to South Dakota and the visit to the Maude Ranch. They give an update on the case and the ranches being purchased in the neighborhood. 0:00 Intro 2:08 Maude case summary and Shad's trip to South Dakota. 10:00 Explaination of the Small Tracts Act and how it was created to deal specifically with these issues. 21:24 Forest Service inefficiencies and the Bureacracy that needs to be cut. 24:30 Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia and the Holfast Collectives partnership with The Naure Conservancy. 31:15 Farm Bureau and The Nature...
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American Land Grab, How Taxpayers are Funding the Takeover of Rural America - Lonesome Report - 4/9/25
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Jim and Shad explain how the USDA has funded corporations and organizations that are buying up American ranch and farm land. 0:00 The great American land grab 29:00 Getting wolves off of the endangered species list. 32:00 Dire wolves cloned 34:40 Shad's favorite movies 36:30 Texas cattle EID bill 42:12 Shad's trip to Craig County Oklahoma 45:24 Maude case update 52:00 Lonesome History- Jim reads an op-ed that explains the change in the country regarding ranchers and federal lands. Presenting Sponsor:
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U.S. Forest Service Attack on the Maude Family Ranch - Lonesome Report - 4/3/25
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Jim and Shad dedicate most of this episode to the arrest of Heather and Charles Maude of South Dakota (4:10). The Maudes are a young couple with two small children. They operate a ranch in South Dakota and have been harrassed and now arrested over a fence that has been in the same place since 1906. Many in the community believe this is an intimidation tactic, and land grab by the U.S. Forest Service. Jim talks about Brook Rollins at his local ethanal plant (40:03). They break down how larger farmers commit subsidy fraud by creating multiple entities (41:07). They talk about the Dale Brisby...
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Agriculture Corruption Continues, Where is DOGE? - Lonesome Report - 3/26/25
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Jim and Shad continue to discuss the multiple attacks on Cattlemen and American's freedoms from corporations, lobbyists and from multiple states. Topics discussed: Incremental loss of freedoms, Electronic ID ear tag mandate, Texas EID bill, Nebraska brand bill, Texas Mcool bill, Colorado gun ban, Trump's portrait, how lobbyist buy loyalty with awards, importance of independent state organizations, the attacks on Harriet Hageman, Brooke Rollins update and egg prices. Lonesome History they dive into Ralph Moody's Little Britches book. How it describes the fights over water in the...
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Destroying Ranches for Government Housing, the Worst Idea Ever - Lonesome Report - 3/20/25
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Jim and Shad start off with the asinine idea coming from the Department of the Interior and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to build 7 million affordable homes on federal lands. Other topics discussed: proclaiming National Ag Day, $10 billion of payments are on their way to farmers, the corner crossing ruling and the relationship between farmers and ranchers, and hunters, who land owners should sell to if we want to continue independent agriculture, the rising star of Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, and Shad wraps it up with the history of the Cudahy Ranch in...
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Montana Ranching, Selling Meat, and Preserving the Future with the Hollenbecks Lonesome Lands Podcast Ep. 18
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Sara and Henry Hollenbeck have a lot going on. They operate the Hollenbeck Ranch outside of the town of Molt Montana where they raise sheep, goats, and cattle. They also have a direct to consumer meat company, High Five Meats. Their family owns and operates a meat processor in Forsyth Montana called Cowboy Meat Company. Henry and his father are local livestock order buyers with Arrow Livestock. Since they know how to do, and succeed in about everything, they have also started a consulting business, called Arrow Consulting. Topics discussed: How they met, Sarathesheeplady instagram and...
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Trump and Rural America, Is the Honeymoon Over? - Lonesome Report - 3/13/25
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Jim and Shad discuss the week in news and agriculture. They start off by breaking down Trump's attack on Thomas Massie, and some of the other troubles causing frustrations. They also talk about the recent USDA cuts to local food programs. They discuss the insurance companies and lobbyists that get to represent farmers and ranchers in Washington D.C. Lonesome History- They go back to the Johnson County war and describe the details leading up to it. Why the Europeans invested in ranching, the creation of the Cheyenne Club, and the hanging of Cattle Kate.
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Farmers and Ranchers in the Grip of Agriculture Lobbyists - Lonesome Report - 3/5/25
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Jim and Shad start off by giving their reactions to the Trump speech and how the Democrats handled it. They talk over the tariffs and guess at their impacts. They then get into the recent Senate hearings and the agriculture groups that have testified. They discuss how these associations seem desperate to maintain the status quo while rural America continues to shrivel up and disappear. They then break down the Bird Flu and how its being dealt with. Lastly in the Lonesome History segment they talk about the Johnson County war in Wyoming and how little has changed with, how some large ranchers...
info_outlineJim and Shad are finally together at the headwaters of Bitter Creek in Archer County North Texas. They start in by going through some of the largest recipients of tax payer funds in agriculture. They also get into what else needs to be fixed like the Sustains Act that caused a lot of the corruption in Agriculture and the feral horse problem. Shad gets into some of the history of Archer County and ends with a great statement on why livestock producers love life.