NEWS

Most of us remember going grocery shopping with our parents as children, heading to one or more stores to stock up on all the best bargains in the weekly circular. Today, many consumers look at grocery shopping not as an event but as yet another task they must squeeze into their busy schedules.

Although raising cattle may be the focal point of every ranching operation, for most ranchers, there comes a time when it is necessary to put away the saddle and get out the swather and baler. 

The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the ag industry – disrupting supply chains, closing down critical processing plants and causing ag commodity prices to take a nosedive.

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the appointment of 33 members to the agency’s Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC). 

In a typical year, a 1% to 2% gain of beef retail sales would call for an industry-wide pat on the back. A 20% to 40% to even a 60% gain in the first half of 2020, however, is unheard of.

But this isn’t a typical year.