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World-famous farmer Joel Salatin & disease reversal expert Dr. Sina McCullough share all things regenerative farming and natural health - all the while covering the latest news in food & health through a hopeful, helpful lens.Every podcast provides real, practical solutions based on their extensive knowledge of food, health, nutrition, homesteading, and agriculture.In a world full of negativity and noise, Beyond Labels gives hope, healing, and even a laugh or two!We are a member-supported show, meaning we don't do sponsorships & advertisements for our premium members - and with your support, we plan to keep it that way.What You...

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Joel Salatin: The Raw Milk Debate Is Really About This
#270
Today at 11:00 AM

Joel Salatin says the raw-milk debate reaches beyond one food to personal agency and health autonomy. He and Dr. Sina McCullough discuss regulation, individual risk, and the responsibility consumers carry when choosing a farm and its products.

From Episode #270: Raw Milk Under Attack: What the Data Says & The Food Freedom Debate

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The Raw Milk Debate: Why Everyone Is Asking This One Question
#270
Last Thursday at 11:00 AM

Dr. Sina McCullough and Joel Salatin open with the renewed push to restrict raw milk, including the AAP’s lobbying effort and a California child’s E. coli case. They discuss the competing concerns and why the controversy has reached the national stage.

From Episode #270: Raw Milk Under Attack: What the Data Says & The Food Freedom Debate

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Joel Salatin's Real Solution to America's Beef Shortage
#269
11/02/2026

Farmer Joel Salatin argues that America's beef crisis cannot be fixed through short-term government moves or more grazing on damaged public land. He says high prices can attract younger farmers willing to use controlled grazing, reduce fuel and equipment costs, and rebuild productive land.

From Episode #269: Why Beef Prices Keep Rising, America's Shrinking Herd, and the Cost of Overgrazing

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America's Beef Crisis: Can Regenerative Grazing Reverse It?
#269
10/29/2026

Farmer Joel Salatin traces rising beef prices beyond imports and drought to a deeper problem: decades of continuous grazing have weakened pasture productivity and water retention just as America's population grew and its cattle herd shrank.

From Episode #269: Why Beef Prices Keep Rising, America's Shrinking Herd, and the Cost of Overgrazing

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Joel Salatin's Warning About Compromise and Conviction
#268
10/22/2026

Farmer Joel Salatin and Dr. Sina McCullough weigh whether RFK Jr. has been captured or constrained by Washington. Joel recalls prohibited words, scripted television, and the moment compromise crosses into conviction, while Sina explains why Kennedy appears handcuffed rather than bought out.

From Episode #268: RFK Jr.'s MAHA Reckoning: AI Doctors, Grassroots Revolt, and the Fight for Health Freedom (Part Two)

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RFK Jr. Says AI Can Replace "Trust the Experts"
#267
10/19/2026

Dr. Sina McCullough and Farmer Joel Salatin test the promise of AI-driven healthcare against cancer-screening false negatives, algorithmic bias, and real-world technology failures. They ask whether an AI second opinion can empower patients without replacing the experience and judgment of human doctors.

From Episode #267: The MAHA Mutiny: Inside the Movement's Most Controversial Summit

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The Food Freedom Revolt Washington Can't Stop
#268
10/19/2026

Dr. Sina McCullough and Farmer Joel Salatin trace state-level health and food-freedom victories, including Pennsylvania's policy reversal and Iowa's Food Emancipation Proclamation. They ask whether grassroots action can succeed where federal agencies fail.

From Episode #268: RFK Jr.'s MAHA Reckoning: AI Doctors, Grassroots Revolt, and the Fight for Health Freedom (Part Two)

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The MAHA Mutiny: Why RFK Jr's Grassroots Base Is Revolting
#267
10/15/2026

Dr. Sina McCullough reports from inside the 2026 MAHA Summit, where corporate sponsors and industry executives took center stage while familiar grassroots voices were

largely absent. She and Farmer Joel Salatin ask whether MAHA is expanding its reach or drifting from the movement that built it.

(From Episode #267: The MAHA Mutiny: Inside the Movement's Most Controversial Summit)

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Joel Salatin Responds: Are Factory-Farmed Chickens Really Safer? (NEW STUDY)
#266
10/12/2026

Dr. Sina McCullough and Farmer Joel Salatin examine a study suggesting that caged hens may have lower mortality and a smaller environmental footprint than free-range birds.

From Episode #266: The War on Happy Animals: Grass-Fed Beef, Free-Range Chickens, and Big Ag Science

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New Study Says Grain Beats Grass: Joel Salatin Responds
#266
10/08/2026

Farmer Joel Salatin and Dr. Sina McCullough examine a new preprint claiming that organic grass-fed beef produces a larger carbon footprint than conventional grain-fed beef. Joel argues that the comparison misses nutrition, cattle genetics, regional conditions, soil biology, and the difference between minimally modified organic production and genuinely management-intensive grazing.

From Episode #266: The War on Happy Animals: Grass-Fed Beef, Free-Range Chickens, and Big Ag Science

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3D Printed Cookie That Starts as a Plastic Bottle
#265
10/05/2026

Dr. Sina McCullough explains microBites, an experimental 3D-printed cookie made by using engineered yeast to convert plastic and agricultural waste into a protein rich flour.

She traces how military food challenges helped move inventions such as canned food into everyday life, while Farmer Joel Salatin argues that a well managed farm has no waste and asks who will study the long-term human effects before products like this reach store shelves.

From Episode 265: Did RFK Jr. Keep His Promises, Edible Plastic Cookies, and the Rise of 3D-Printed Nutrition

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What RFK Jr.'s 2026 RNC Midterm Speech Really Means For Food and Health
#265
10/01/2026

Dr. Sina McCullough and Farmer Joel Salatin examine RFK Jr.'s speech at the 2026 Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas, from the health statistics he highlighted to the political realignment the hosts heard beneath them.

They question what obesity and longevity numbers can actually prove, explore Kennedy's break with the Democratic Party and appeal to Republicans, and weigh his record on Big Pharma, Big Food, glyphosate, precision agriculture, and biometric monitoring.

From Episode 265: Did RFK Jr. Keep His Promises, Edible Plastic Cookies, and the Rise of 3D-Printed Nutrition

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Joel Salatin's Food Freedom Plan Washington Refuses Try
#264
09/28/2026

Joel Salatin explains how small processors could challenge concentrated meatpacking power, why nature scales through duplication instead of centralization, and how value-added foods can create a viable path for young farmers. Dr. Sina McCullough connects those ideas to Joel's new book, Food Emancipation, and asks why government will not simply stand down and let neighbors choose local food for themselves.

From Episode #264: Trump's Rancher Executive Orders: Real Reform or Political Theater?

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Trump's Rancher Executive Orders: What the Fine Print Really Says
#264
09/24/2026

Farmer Joel Salatin and Dr. Sina McCullough examine President Trump's new rancher executive orders and the repeated phrase that may limit their impact: to the extent permitted under federal law. They unpack country-of-origin labeling, beef prices, the Packers and Stockyards Act, Big Four meatpacking influence, and whether the orders create meaningful freedom for small farmers and processors.

From Episode #264: Trump's Rancher Executive Orders: Real Reform or Political Theater?

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The Measles History Most People Never Hear (Dr. Sina McCullough)
#263
09/21/2026

Dr. Sina McCullough and Farmer Joel Salatin explore the sharp decline in measles mortality before the vaccine era, the roles they attribute to nutrition, hygiene, and breastfeeding, and current claims around vitamin A and cod liver oil. They also examine a 2026 systematic review documenting uncommon transmission from vaccinated cases and ask what the evidence does - and does not - establish.

From Episode #263: Pennsylvania's Measles Fight, Amish Freedom, and the Questions Behind the Headlines

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The Amish vs. The State: Inside the Pennsylvania Measles Conflict
#263
09/17/2026

Dr. Sina McCullough and Farmer Joel Salatin examine the evolving public account of two infant deaths in Lancaster County and the clash between Governor Josh Shapiro and RFK Jr. They then ask why Amish communities have become a focus of the vaccination debate - and whether public health, religious liberty, electoral politics, and land are now colliding.

From Episode #263: Pennsylvania's Measles Fight, Amish Freedom, and the Questions Behind the Headlines

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A Dead Zone the Size of Rhode Island: What Happened to the Gulf?
#262
09/14/2026

Dr. Sina McCullough and Joel Salatin examine rising Gulf Coast concern around Vibrio vulnificus, often called flesh-eating bacteria. They discuss exposure through wounds and raw shellfish, the Gulf dead zone, and whether fertilizer runoff, harmful algal blooms, and changing aquatic ecosystems may help create conditions in which Vibrio can flourish.

From Episode 262

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Is Your Avocado Oil Actually Avocado Oil?
#262
09/10/2026

Dr. Sina McCullough and Joel Salatin break down new UC Davis research on avocado-oil-labeled chips, mayonnaise, and dressings. They examine the 89% failure rate in the tested products, explain how adulteration is measured, revisit the myth that most olive oil is fake, and discuss what consumers can look for when choosing cooking oils.

From Episode 262

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Fauci: The Public Message We Were Sold vs. The Reality of His Private Texts
#261
09/03/2026

Sina walks through newly reported Fauci text messages and Senator Ron Johnson's criticism of how pregnancy outcomes were presented. Joel responds to the numbers, discusses reports he heard from military health-data personnel, and questions the handling of Operation Warp Speed.

From Episode #261: Fauci's Reckoning, Stephen A. Smith's Apology & When Forgiveness Isn't Enough

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Joel Salatin on Forgiveness, Justice & Proving You've Changed
#261
09/03/2026

After playing Stephen A. Smith's apology to Kyrie Irving, Sina and Joel
examine the backlash. They ask whether an apology can repair public
harm, whether restitution is required, and how future actions reveal if
remorse is genuine.

From Episode #261: Fauci's Reckoning, Stephen A. Smith's Apology & When Forgiveness Isn't Enough

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60 Years and ZERO Outbreaks? What Small Slaughterhouses Get Right
#260
08/31/2026

Joel and Sina compare centralized food outbreaks with the safety record of small processors, discuss Polyface's chicken-testing results, and explain why the PRIME Act could transform local meat production.

From Episode #260: New Hampshire’s Food Freedom Showdown

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New Hampshire Challenges 58 Years of Federal Food Control - Joel Salatin
#260
08/27/2026

Joel and Sina explain what HB 396 would allow, why the governor vetoed it, and how New Hampshire's performance-based food-safety standards challenge the federal regulatory system.

From Episode #260: New Hampshire’s Food Freedom Showdown

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FDA Approves First-Ever mRNA Flu Shot
#259
08/24/2026

From Episode #259

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Lactating Steers? The Truth About CAFO Beef (Joel Salatin)
#259
08/20/2026

Joel Salatin and Dr. Sina McCullough dig into a bizarre and little-known phenomenon in the American beef industry: reports of lactating steers. They explore how often it may be happening, why it appears concentrated in large feedlot systems, the possible role of hormonal implants, and the unanswered questions about what it could mean for the cattle and the people eating the beef.

From Episode 259

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How Lyme and Alpha Gal Really Spread (And How Chickens Can Help!)
#258
08/17/2026

From Episode #258: Lyme Disease & Alpha-Gal: The Hidden Cause & How to Heal

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Lyme Origins & History (Do You Need a Bullseye Rash?)
#258
08/13/2026

Dr. Sina McCullough unpacks some shocking origins of Lyme Disease and how Borrelia is not as modern as people think.

From Episode #258: Lyme Disease & Alpha-Gal: The Hidden Cause & How to Heal

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National Lettuce & Egg RECALL (How Did This Happen?)
#257
08/10/2026

Dr. Sina McCullough and Farmer Joel Salatin report on the recent lettuce and egg recall causing illness in nine states. Why did it happen and what are the solutions?

From Episode #257: The Fauci Diary, Food Recalls, and the Path Forward 

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Did We Get Any Answers From the Fauci Hearings? Dr. Sina Explains
#257
08/06/2026

Dr. Sina breaks down the recent Dr. Fauci hearings and what we know thus far.

From Episode #257: The Fauci Diary, Food Recalls, and the Path Forward 

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The U.S. Beef Shortage: Lowest Since 1950 (Joel Salatin)
#256
08/03/2026

Joel Salatin shares the dramatic state of the U.S. beef population along with how we can encourage monocropping soybean and corn farmers to finally make the switch to regenerative.

From Episode #256 "Why HALF of U.S. Farming Has Nothing to Do With Food"

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Joel Salatin: Soybean and Corn Farmers Are In Trouble
#256
07/30/2026

Joel Salatin unveils China's agricultural goals of food independence from the U.S. and the implications for our corn and soybean farmers.

From Episode #256: Why HALF of U.S. Farming Has Nothing to Do With Food

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Roundup Is More Dangerous Than Glyphosate? (There's a Difference)
#255
07/27/2026

Dr. Sina & Joel Salatin walk through the Monsanto glyphosate case litigated by RFK Jr. from years back. Dr. Sina also sheds light on these case files and reveals that "Glyphosate" and "RoundUp" are two very different things. (From Episode 255)

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The Glyphosate Liability Ruling: Not As It Seems?
#255
07/23/2026

Joel Salatin & Dr. Sina discuss the recent glyphosate liability shield and why this legislation is more complex than the alternative media may have led on. (From Episode 255)

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Joel Salatin Reflects on Food Freedom and America’s 250th Birthday
#254
07/20/2026

Joel Salatin and Dr. Sina McCullough reflects on America's 250th birthday along with the current state of food freedom as a country.

From Episode #254: "Joel’s Harrowing Journey to the White House & Reflections on The State of American Food Freedom"

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Joel Salatin’s Harrowing Journey to the White House
#254
07/16/2026

Joel Salatin recounts his recent journey to the White House to present his "Food Emancipation Proclamation"

From Episode #254: "Joel’s Harrowing Journey to the White House & Reflections on The State of American Food Freedom"

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The Backbone Of Regenerative Agriculture: Scalability & Pastured Poultry
#253
07/13/2026

Joel Salatin shares one of the most critical aspects of regenerative farming and why pastured poultry are the perfect beginner-friendly farming endeavor.

From Episode #253: "The Foundations of Polyface Farm (Compost, Infrastructure, and Sunbeams)"

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Turning Sunlight into Soil with Joel Salatin
#253
07/09/2026

Joel Salatin demonstrates the most effective way to create fertile soil through intentional herd management.

From Episode #253 "The Foundations of Polyface Farm (Compost, Infrastructure, and Sunbeams)"

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Escaping Venezuela: "The Reporter Threatened The Prime Minister" (Joel Salatin)
#252
07/06/2026

With his mother's recent passing, Joel Salatin reflects on his family history back in Venezuela and how his family started their farm from nothing, and eventually lost it all.

From Episode 252 "Joel Salatin Reflects on His Mom’s Passing"

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Joel Salatin's Farming Roots: Venezuela
#252
07/02/2026

With his mother's recent passing, Joel Salatin reflects on his family history back in Venezuela and how his family started their farm from nothing, and eventually lost it all.

From Episode 252 "Joel Salatin Reflects on His Mom’s Passing"

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Joel Salatin on the BIG Ag Bailouts: "Stop Writing Checks!"
#251
06/29/2026

Joel Salatin shares his perspective on the ubiquitous government bailouts for corn and soybean farmers and offers his unconventional solutions.

From Episode #251 "Joel Salatin’s Unpopular Take on Thomas Massie’s Loss"

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Joel Salatin on Thomas Massie’s GOP Primary Loss
#251
06/25/2026

Joel discusses his good friend Thomas Massie’s recent loss in the Kentucky Primary, and Joel’s unconventional perspective on rural america.

From Episode #251 "Joel Salatin’s Unpopular Take on Thomas Massie’s Loss"

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