Beef brings big bucks

Jim Woster
Sep 4, 2023
Sep 4, 2023

Jim Woster
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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In my previous column, while writing about behavioral health problems, especially amongst my farm and ranch friends, I commented, there is always “help and hope.” That is certainly true, but I failed to provide a bit of direction.

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Jim is associate editor of Tri-State Neighbor and also works with the SDSU Alumni Foundation.