NCBA president says Tyson’s Lexington shutdown hits local producers

The president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says Tyson’s Lexington, Nebraska plant closure continues to strain local producers.  Nebraska cattle feeder Buck Wehrbein says production is being shifted to Amarillo, so daily slaughter capacity shouldn’t decline.   “However, the cattle aren’t in the right place,” he says.  He tells Brownfield the change will be very hard on the people […]

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