Agriculture

U.S. cattle inventory is the smallest in 73 years. Contraction in the market will likely continue into 2025, with potentially record cattle and beef prices this year and next.

Karen Henderson remembers being in the middle of the busy intersection of U.S. Routes 11 and 220—still dressed in her formal office attire—as she chased a cow that escaped the family’s livestock truck on the way to the stockyard.

When storms hit, disaster plans help livestock farmers weather the damages.