President Trump pledged Friday to allow farmers and ranchers to process their own meat in a salvo aimed at the industry's four dominant meatpackers, calling them a "nasty Monopoly." Why it matters: The president is under pressure to help a constituency his own policies have squeezed — increasing farmers' costs while raising prices for consumers on products like beef.

Trump pledges to let ranchers process their own beef after Glenn Beck warns him about ‘cartel’ - Earlier this week, conservative media figure Glenn Beck pleaded with the president to ‘break the back’

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said that there are “big announcements” to come on Monday regarding beef processing.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins vows to cut red tape starting Monday, but leading beef organizations warn that bypassing federal meat inspections could jeopardize the global "gold standard" of U.S. food safety.

Trump says his administration will seek changes allowing farmers and ranchers to process their own meat as he targets consolidation.

To help lower food prices ahead of the midterms, Donald Trump is allowing an increase in beef imports — a move that has drawn Republican backlash. Now, after a suggestion from a conservative radio commentator,

President Donald Trump on Friday took aim at the nation’s four largest beef processors in announcing his intent to expand producers’ ability to process their own meat, though it is currently unclear how he plans to do so.

A proposal to allow farmers and ranchers to process their own animals immediately drew criticism from agriculture groups over food safety concerns.