Flew the Coop Farm LLC

08/27/2026

We can't even properly inspect the meat we're already importing, so let's go ahead and import another 300,000 tons.
Make it make sense...

08/25/2026

How to handle a salty heifer...

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08/25/2026

BEEF IS BACK IN STOCK!
Ground beef, steak, ribs, tallow, and marrow bones available while supplies last.
All from one animal, from this country, no mystery meat or labeling practices here.
Steaks so tender you don't even need molars to chew them! That perfect extra protein for baby or granny.
Message us to pick up at the farm in Hampstead (by appointment only)

08/24/2026

Cows are expensive, but still cheaper than 💊...

08/23/2026

I literally just fed them....

08/23/2026

Importing beef MIGHT lower prices in the short term. But I ask at what cost? The federal agencies in charge of our food couldn't track and stop the "diarrhea lettuce", how much trust and confidence do you have that this imported ground beef will be ok?

It takes time and money to hold onto cattle to breed. IMO, if the government is going to intervene, there needs to be incentives on increasing herd numbers, break up the big 4 protein packers that have a near monopoly on cattle & beef prices, and make mandatory Country of Orign Labeling (COOL) so we can be informed consumers.

Let me know what you think in the comments below.

No cow-calf producer in America is asking for increased imports. Undercutting American farmers and ranchers with products from foreign competitors does nothing to create market confidence or encourage rebuilding the herd.

For the second time in less than 12 months, the Trump Administration is intervening in markets in an attempt to artificially lower beef prices. Current retail prices are high because of strong consumer demand for the high-quality beef we produce.

Incentivizing additional foreign imports undermines America’s producers at a critical time as they make decisions about rebuilding numbers for next year. U.S. farmers and ranchers need stability. Unlike spur-of –the-moment trading decisions made based on White House social media posts, the decisions and investments ranchers make in their herds are made YEARS in advance, not days or weeks.

The Trump Administration's repeated whiplash on trade policy and beef imports has real impacts on cattle producers in rural America. USDA created and promoted a stronger “Product of the USA” label, only to abandon it and decide that MCOOL was the only option. Today’s announcement is not about helping producers. It’s not about putting their finger on the scale for one cattle industry group or another. It is 100% about the 74 days between now and the midterm elections.

08/23/2026

Over 5 inches of rain the other night.
Turned the pasture into a duck pond

08/22/2026

Whatever pays the bills right?!

08/22/2026

Chickens cause a lot of problems, but being around them makes most of them better.

08/21/2026

Surround yourself with what makes you happy. Both people and farming can be frustrating, but my cows always like me.