Ranchers say expanding herds to take advantage of record retail beef prices isn’t so simple
U.S. cattle herds are at record lows despite retail beef prices soaring.
Agriculture
Trump’s USDA to scatter half its Washington staff to field offices. Critics see a ploy to cut jobs
Around 2,600 workers will be moved to five hubs stretching from North Carolina to Utah.
Ranchers in southern Mexico are struggling against a flesh-eating parasite infecting livestock
The New World screwworm fly’s rapid spread appears to have caught most ranchers off guard.
