Retirement allows Beckers Angus to hold annual production sale

Andrea Johnson
Nov 29, 2022
Nov 29, 2022

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ASKOV, Minn. – David Becker put in a lot of hours on the road. As a longtime MnDOT chief road inspector, he had time to think about his registered Angus herd back home.

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