Over the Fourth of July holiday, I found myself thinking less about the fireworks and parades and more about the people who came before us. Not so much the ones who built the Constitution, but the ones who built the country. I’m talking about the “ordinary” Americans – the pioneers, homesteaders, farmers, ranchers, blacksmiths, coopers, railroad […]
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An ag economist says the strength in the cull cow market is one of the factors contributing to the slow expansion
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