By Craig Bieber, South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association President and owner of Bieber Red Angus Ranch
For more than 50 years, my family has raised cattle on the prairie outside Leola. Whether our beef entered the national food supply or went through the local locker, consumers bought it because beef has earned their confidence. That trust comes from the people who raise it and from the inspection system that guarantees every product is safe.
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