Ranchers are seeing some relief from the market these days as prices begin to creep back up, mostly due to the unprecedented reduction in the cattle herd that has occurred over the past two years. The North American herd population is at its lowest level in nearly 50 years.
Unfortunately, most of this cull came from smaller and medium-sized producers, the backbone of the industry and our communities.
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