Takeaways

• Food security is national security, and agriculture needs a direct voice in Washington's policy conversations.
• Beef prices reflect real costs, like a two-year production timeline and a limited number of premium cuts per carcass, not price gouging.
• Direct-to-consumer platforms like Bid On Beef cut out the middleman and reconnect ranchers with beef-loving families.
• The next generation, including Amanda's 12-year-old daughter Scarlett, is already stepping up as an advocate for agriculture.
• Most Americans aren't anti-agriculture, they're simply disconnected from it, and that gap closes when ranchers show up and tell their story firsthand.

Summary of the episode

Amanda Radke takes listeners from the South Dakota prairie to Washington, DC, recapping her recent trip with her daughter ...