Big, Beautiful Mess of a Bill and Screw Worms - Lonesome Report - 7/1/25
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Jim and Shad discuss the good and the bad for agriculture in Trumps, big ugly omnibus bill. Also, opening the Mexico border, inviting in the screwworm, an Anti-Trust hearing and more.
0:00 Intro
2:01 Big, Beautiful Bill
5:00 Attempted selling of public land.
10:00 Farm and Ranch tax policy in the Bill.
13:50 The much needed opposition from Trump supporters.
18:08 The climate agenda included in the bill
20:20 AI data centers moving into rural America.
27:38 Brook Rollins update, no more roadless rule.
29:20 Opening the Mexican border to cattle imports.
31:16 New World Screw worm
47:25 USDA infiltration
48:35 Anti-Trust Senate hearing, Bill Bullard testimony.
54:30 Shrimp gets a Mandated Country of Origin Label.
56:00 Maude case continues.
58:10 Colorado Conservation Easement backfires on a promoter.
1:08:36 Where we've been.
Happy 4th of July.
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