Rural America still values a handshake

By Shauna Meyring, Alliance, Nebraska
Dec 21, 2020
Dec 21, 2020 Updated Feb 10, 2021

The Meyring family includes parents Shauna and Jay and their children Jayce, 17, Jayda, 16, and Seth, 14.
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By Shauna Meyring, Alliance, Nebraska

Two weeks ago, Jay and I made a flying trip to Iowa to follow our passion and dreams: Yes, there is a magnetic pull to good cattle!

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