‘Not a Happy Trump Supporter’: Cattle Ranchers Hit by Push for Lower Beef Prices
Gary Vetter was 10 years old when he started feeding cattle at his family's farm.
Fifty-five years later, after surviving bouts of extreme weather, changing consumer tastes and global trade disruptions, the Westside, Iowa, farmer faces an unexpected risk from the man he backed for U.S. president:Donald Trump.
Facing intense frustration from voters over rising everyday costs, Trump declared this fall that beef was too expensive and ranchers must lower cattle prices. The price of beef was...
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