The CEO of the Kansas Cattlemen’s Association (KCA) Tyler Dupy has blasted the big food cartel firms for their latest initiatives against livestock producers, undertaken in the name of saving grasslands and dictating “green” animal husbandry. Dupy wrote in the October KCA newsletter, under the headline, “From Tyler’s Desk: When Did We Become So Unsustainable?” He wrote, “Enough is enough! I am sick and tired of hearing how cattle production is destroying the planet, and how we need to focus on being more sustainable. Big corporations are running these public relations programs, that are making cattle production the enemy…. Covid-19 provided a real-world test of their [corporate] sustainability, and they failed miserably!
“Our cattle were ready for processing and consumption [over the months of the pandemic], but it was these very corporations that royally jacked up the supply chain, resulting in huge profits for them, to the detriment of producers and consumers, and they’re somehow taking the higher ground on sustainability and climate change. Wow!”
Dupy advised KCA members to have nothing at all to do with the “sustainability” schemes initiated in the last few weeks by the big packers—Tyson Foods, Cargill, JBS, National Beef, etc.—in cahoots with the infamous World Wildlife Fund and food multinationals. Don’t try to discuss anything with them. “People say it’s better to have a seat at the table, so they get involved with these programs. Taking a seat at the table is one thing. Sitting on the platter is an entirely different situation. Reminds me of the movie, ‘Dinner for Schmucks,’ where regular party guests compete to bring the biggest buffoon to the party. Don’t be a buffoon.” Stay away from the “green dialogue.” He said, those posing as environmentalists will never be appeased. “Sometimes, it is just best to not engage with the crazy.”
