EP 98 - Do You Actually Know Where Your Grocery Store Meat Comes From?

Do you actually know where the beef you’re buying at the grocery store came from? Episode 98 of More Than Reality with Adam and Danielle Busby takes a very different turn as Adam shares what’s been consuming much of his work life over the past few weeks: the growing conversation around imported beef, American ranchers, meat prices, and how surprisingly difficult it can be for consumers to know where their food actually came from. Through his work with Good Ranchers, Adam has been traveling, speaking with ranchers and having conversations about what recent proposals to increase beef imports could mean for the American cattle industry. But Adam and Danielle make an important distinction: this conversation isn’t simply about being against imported beef. It’s about transparency. Why can you pick up countless products in a store and immediately see what country they came from—but determining where your meat was actually raised can be much more complicated? Adam breaks down the country-of-origin labeling issue, why imported and American-raised beef can enter the same processing system, how large meat processors influence the supply chain, and why ranchers say seemingly simple solutions to lowering beef prices can have unintended consequences. They also talk about: Why the U.S. already imports a significant amount of meat What increased beef imports could mean for American cattle producers Why lowering meat prices isn't as simple as increasing supply The influence of the largest meat-processing companies What country-of-origin labeling means for consumers Why “packaged in the USA” doesn't necessarily answer where an animal was raised Why Adam believes consumers should be able to make that choice themselves His recent travel with Good Ranchers and conversations happening behind the scenes Why supporting a local rancher is a great option when you have access to one And because this is still the Busby house, the episode eventually gets interrupted by kids, cookies, dogs, tropical weather…and completely goes off the rails. Just another normal night at More Than Reality. 🥩 GOOD RANCHERS Good Ranchers connects American families with meat that is born, raised and harvested in the USA. If knowing where your meat comes from matters to you, learn more at GoodRanchers.com/Busby. 🛏️ COZY EARTH Cozy Earth’s Labor Day Sale is happening now through September 8th. Head to CozyEarth.com and use code MORETHAN for an exclusive 30% off—their biggest savings of the season. If you see a post-purchase survey, let them know you heard about Cozy Earth right here on More Than Reality. Subscribe for more conversations about family, marriage, parenting, work, and everything happening beyond what you see on reality TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices