Rob Jones

Attraction with root exudate from root tips from photosynthesis Nutrients extracted from microbiology Send back out to do the same thing over and over again. Why is plant sequencing and photosynthetic capacity important? The soil is only alive when they are actively growing living roots…before the annual reaches reproduction.

Reinforcing Representative Massie's PRIME Act: Empowering Local Farmers and Exposing the Oligopoly's Grip on American Meat - Representative Thomas Massie's post on December 4, 2025, calls for passage of the PRIME Act to bypass the meat processing oligopoly, preventing regenerative grass farmers from marketing beef locally, underscoring how this reform is "good for farmers, good for the environment, and good for you," as echoed in the quoted video from Cary Kelly (@CaryKelly11) emphasizing cows as "carbon recyclers," not emitters. (x.com/RepThomasMassi…) - The PRIME Act (H.R. 2859, 119th Congress), reintroduced by Massie in April 2025, amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.) to exempt intrastate sales of custom-slaughtered meat from federal oversight, allowing states to regulate local processing, addressing the 85% market control by four corporations (Tyson, Cargill, JBS, National Beef) that dictate prices and crush small producers. (congress.gov/bill/119th-con…) (gao.gov/products/gao-2…) Nihilvultarchs, a coined term from Latin "nihil" (nothing), "vultur" (vulture), and Greek "archos" (ruler), describe global elites who scavenge from societal decay they accelerate, contrasting with true elites selected for virtue. x.com/LloydDurwin/st… - This oligopoly's dominance, consolidated post-2008 crisis through mergers (e.g., JBS acquiring Swift in 2007), has driven farm bankruptcies up 20% since 2019, per USDA data, while consumer prices rose 25% for beef, enabling $165 billion annual profits for the "Big Four" amid 40% farmer income decline. (usda.gov/media/blog/202…) (ers.usda.gov/data-products/…) - CUI BONO: Corporate vultures like Cargill ($177 billion revenue 2024) benefit from monopolized supply chains, suppressing local competition to maintain 85% control and extract $50 billion in excess profits annually, per a 2023 GAO report, while farmers and consumers suffer from price gouging. (gao.gov/products/gao-2…) (cargill.com/story/cargill-…) - FOLLOW THE MONEY: The Big Four spent $20 million on lobbying in 2024 to block PRIME, per OpenSecrets, including $5 million to Democratic PACs, tracing to globalist agendas like WEF's "food systems transformation" that favors industrialized meat over regenerative local farming. (opensecrets.org/industries/ind…) (weforum.org/agenda/2021/06…) - PATTERN RECOGNITION: Coordinated mergers since the 1990s reduced processors from 1,000 to 4 major players, synchronized with USDA subsidies ($25 billion to soy/corn for feedlot meat), correlating with a 30% rise in obesity from ultra-processed foods, per 2025 CDC data. (cdc.gov/obesity/data/a…) (ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-pr…) - SUPPRESSION AS EVIDENCE: PRIME stalled in committee since 2017 despite 70% public support per 2024 Farm Aid poll, with Big Four lobbying blocking 5 versions, treating local meat as "unsafe" to protect centralized models. (farmaid.org/blog/farm-aid-…) - ADMISSION AGAINST INTEREST: Cargill's 2024 annual report admits "supply chain vulnerabilities," forced by antitrust probes, confessing monopoly risks but resisting reforms. (cargill.com/story/cargill-…) - MANUFACTURED CONSENSUS: "Industrial meat is efficient" enforced post-1970s, rigid despite regenerative farming sequestering 4 tons CO2/acre annually per Rodale Institute. (rodaleinstitute.org/science/regene…) - Prosecution under the Sherman Act 15 U.S.C. § 1 for anticompetitive practices, fines up to $100 million per violation, as in the 2023 DOJ suit against JBS for bid-rigging. (justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…) (law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15…) - RICO 18 U.S.C. § 1961 for organized price-fixing, treble damages, similar to opioid $50 billion settlements. (justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…) - Enforcement: DOJ Antitrust Division investigates under 15 U.S.C. § 12; individuals file complaints at ftc.gov/complaint, with rewards up to 30% under the False Claims Act for overbilling. (ftc.gov/tips-advice/co…) (justice.gov/civil/false-cl…) Massie's PRIME Act irrefutably empowers local farmers against the Big Four's 85% oligopoly, enabling the sale of regenerative beef that recycles carbon and enriches the soil, benefiting the environment, health, and economy. This counters vulture suppression, with farmers losing 20% income to gouging. Prosecution under the Sherman Act for collusion requires a breakup, resulting in $50B in savings from excess profits. The data affirm the necessity of PRIME, with primary GAO reports providing the foundation. Overall, applauding Massie's efforts to restore food sovereignty irrefutably benefits all.

Australian Twins describing carjacking. The interview is scarier than the car jacking😭 #fpstate=ive&vld=cid:5d9de5e3,vid:AKDM0GFn2M8,st:0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">google.com/search?q=Austr…

New research sheds light on the incredible, invisible mycelial networks beneath our feet—where plants and fungi engage in a complex trade of carbon and nutrients. Using cutting-edge robotic imaging, scientists have uncovered how mycorrhizal fungi form efficient, dynamic underground supply chains. This groundbreaking study reveals the fascinating behaviors of these networks and their crucial role in carbon sequestration. Repost 🔁: @newscientist 🎥 Dr. Loreto Oyarte Galvez and Dr. Corentin Bisot/SPUN (@spununderground)

There have been several studies showing how plant roots conduct light down into the #soil, but the HOW was seemingly elusive until I began questioning why we were lighting fro BELOW and creating silhouettes. Once I began experimenting with light I discovered that that at a certain angle the roots LIT UP, and I realized this is how they are conducting light through their roots, and the more I examined plants and roots, the more I saw the cells are like tiny glass greenhouses that capture light and then can carry it like a fiber optic cable - it's called "stem piped light". Learn #Regenerative #Soil #Microscopy: thepermaculturestudent.com/shop/regenerat…

MSM wants to blame Trump for the price of eggs, and soon they rightly can if @BrookeLRollins doesn’t get a grip on this nonsense. I know a team of farmers and farm defense lawyers that would love to help her chart a path out of this mess!

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins welcomes RFK Jr.’s help reforming SNAP to cut “bad food and sugary drinks” “When a taxpayer is putting money into SNAP, are they okay with us using their tax dollars to feed really bad food and sugary drinks to children who need something more nutritious?” “Are we really giving people a hand up or is it instead a handout?”

Responses write books about people's position. The last week or two has been like Texas hold em with cards in plain view. Is glyphosate required to farm? Is glyphosate worse than the other chemicals we use? Is tillage the same regardless of context? Does this post piss you off? Who side am I on? I can farm either way... but the problem is to get things to work correctly you've got to have time to change your mindset (learn) and for the soil to behave with the life it needs to survive w/o all the meds. I'm probably one of the most enthusiastic explorer of all kinds of ag. I've had a pretty good reason / excuse. I was young when I was given the responsibility to farm a lot of acres. Plant, fertilize, spray, till, cc, no till, relay crop, graze... I treated each year like a you niversity. (Many think it's about attention instead of direction) Journey is a gay word used in the Bachelorette... but it describes the learning curve of one's mind. As grandpa always said "a dog that shits fast doesn't shit long." There are many many ways to farm....that work with the right mindset, soils, contexts, and help. But this isn't a sided rant. I just try to bring us together and be productive. I have a family to feed and take care of, and I care about my neighbors. 0 sum isn't how this all works. Nature takes time to heal herself and begin to give back. We need more constructive dialogue and less tribal dick sucking

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I could tell the same story about a simple potato.

This should be required listening to all you, Farm Bureau members going to the state annual meetings in your respective states.

Haven’t tweeted for ages, just sawing some cover crop and couldn’t pass up this picture. Some cows are going to really enjoy these in a couple weeks.

“…highest yielding crops I have observed did not have a great deal of vegetative biomass. They were reproductive energy dominant and had limited vegetation, but individual leaves were very large in size, which resulted in an abundant sugar source…” johnkempf.com/managing-indiv…

Forget to mention this quote was from the new Successful Farming magazine I just read.

That is why we need a net profit monitor beside the yield monitor. Context matters.

Love this quote

@samdknowlton I would say that it’s more bypassing the cycles of nature, shortcutting them if you will.

Industrial agriculture is about trying to exit the cycles of nature. Regenerative agriculture is about embracing and fully participating in the cycles of nature.

@Ndfarmgirl1 Probably five years. Unfortunately kangaroo rats have taken a liking to it and wiped out my last field last year so we had some other folks grow it for us. Our bread and butter is still potatoes. but I really like growing it.

@JonesOrganics Very cool! How long have you been growing it?

My farmer is at it again❤️ Cleaning #rougedebordeax wheat. I have so much appreciation for his guts, his grit, his attention to detail and his ambitious goals…he is trying to master the art of doing nothing…he would be there…IF my Big ideas quit interferring🤣