Beyond the Feedlot: Fixing America's Food Chain from the Ground Up

About the Author: Kempton Olney

Kempton Olney is a strategic communicator, book architect, and advocacy‑driven author dedicated to reshaping America’s food system through storytelling and action. With a sharp eye for clarity and professionalism, Olney blends evidence, narrative, and advocacy to move readers from outrage to action.

As the author of Beyond the Feedlot: Fixing America’s Food Chain from the Ground Up, Olney exposes the cracks in the cattle industry and offers a blueprint for reform rooted in food sovereignty and sustainability. Her work is both a rallying cry and a practical manual, designed to empower ranchers, consumers, and policymakers alike.

Beyond writing, Olney is deeply invested in publishing workflows, cover compliance, and technical formatting, ensuring every project meets professional standards while remaining accessible to diverse audiences. She is currently developing a series of advocacy books that connect ranchers, consumers, and policymakers in a shared mission to reclaim control of the food chain and protect rural legacy.

Driven by focus, fire, and compassion, Kempton Olney’s work champions ownership, empowerment, and systemic reform — inspiring readers to see their plate as a tool for change.

The Broken Food Chain: How the Cattle Industry Lost Its Way

What if the steak on your plate carried a story of broken systems, hidden costs, and lost sovereignty? This powerful book pulls back the curtain on America’s cattle industry, exposing how inefficiency, compliance burdens, and market consolidation have eroded ranchers’ independence and left consumers in the dark.

Far from a simple supply chain, the food system has become a tangled web controlled by middlemen and bureaucracy. Ranchers struggle to survive while consumers crave transparency and fairness. The Broken Food Chain reveals how this collapse happened—and why regulation alone cannot repair it.

But this is more than critique. It’s a blueprint for change. Through vivid rancher voices, grassroots case studies, and practical strategies, readers discover how cooperatives, direct‑to‑consumer models, and resilient community networks can restore food sovereignty. Blending tradition with innovation, this book offers tools for ranchers, advocates, and consumers to reclaim control of the food chain.

The call to action is urgent: reform is possible, but only if producers, policymakers, and buyers unite to demand fairness and sustainability. Whether you care about where your food comes from, the survival of rural communities, or the future of agriculture, this book will inspire new perspectives—and empower meaningful action.

Take a closer look at what’s really on your plate. The revolution begins here.