
Hank Vogler on Beef Industry Struggles, Water Rights, and Government Overreach
Nevada rancher Hank Vogler joins Trent Loos on Rural Route to expose the brutal challenges crushing America's beef industry. They tackle skyrocketing costs, the controversial H-2A labor program, and frustrating government regulations squeezing ranchers out of business. Hank shares blunt insights on shrinking livestock numbers, USDA policies threatening water rights, and grueling legal fights against the Forest Service and BLM. The conversation shifts to global beef trade, including a rejected Argentine beef shipment to China and rising cell-cultured protein competition. Trent and Hank also dig into the Bureau of Land Management's Colorado River water allocation decisions favoring cities over farmers.






