Herd Mentality

Beef's New Normal

Victoria G Myers
By  Victoria G. Myers , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
A smaller beef herd, and higher prices, have many in the industry debating the best direction for the future. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Boyd Kidwell)
As cattlemen gather round the bright glow of record prices, there is a marked divide about what it will take to keep demand strong. One camp is staking the future on hamburgers, the other on premium bone-in rib eyes.

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Victoria Myers