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US cattle herd numbers at 73-year low

Drought has hit cattle numbers on US farms

Alex Black
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US cattle herd numbers at 73-year low

Cattle numbers in the US have reached their lowest level since 1951 following two years of drought. According to the annual cattle report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) survey, there were...

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