Rumors bring out worst in the beef industry

Feb 6, 2024
Feb 6, 2024

Jaclyn Wilson

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Complete exhaustion might be the word for the week. The Boss Man and I got back on Sunday after attending the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s annual convention in Orlando, Florida. I made the mistake of telling someone prior to us leaving that this convention was going to be one of the less stressful ones that I have been to in a while. Someday I will learn to keep my mouth shut.

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Jaclyn Wilson is more than a rancher, raising Red Angus cattle at Wilson Ranch near Lakeside, Nebraska. She’s an artist with a welder’s torch. She holds leadership positions with several agriculture organizations. She can be reached at jaclyn@flyingdiamondgenetics.com. This column represents the views of one person and are not necessarily the opinion of the Midwest Messenger.