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Why is beef so expensive—and will importing more beef actually fix the problem?

In the first episode of Raised Right with the Spells, Ben and Corley Spell take on the beef-price crisis, America’s shrinking cattle herd, the push to import 300,000 metric tons of beef, and the fight for country-of-origin labeling.

But this conversation is about much more than the price of a pound of ground beef.

Ben and Corley Spell explain why cattle can't simply be produced overnight, why American ranchers need confidence to rebuild their herds, and why a short-term price fix may not solve a decades-old problem.

They also talk about food security, American agriculture, consumer choice, faith, stewardship, and what it means to leave a stronger food system for the next generation.

IN THIS EPISODE:
• Why beef prices are so high
• What imported beef can—and can't—solve
• Why America's cattle herd has been shrinking
• Why country-of-origin labeling matters
• The challenges facing independent American ranchers
• How concentrated beef processing affects the market
• What consumers can do to support American agriculture
• Why food security is about more than what's on your grocery bill
• The role of faith and stewardship in protecting what we pass down

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We’ve spent years behind the guest mic. Now it’s our turn. 

@ben_spell and @corleyspell are officially taking the mic with Raised Right Podcast. 

We’re talking faith, family, marriage, food, building @goodranchers and the convictions that have shaped all of it. 

The stories we’ve shared before. The ones we haven’t. And plenty of conversations we think are worth having. 

Welcome to Raised Right with The Spells.