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Podcast: People In The Know
Episode: Beef Prices and Politics with Reporter Ron Hays
Description: When you consume a steak or hamburger, you are biting into an industry that is as much politics as beef. It is also a huge part of the rural economy across the plains and cornbelt. Â
I have known Ron Hays for over forty years. He is the consummate livestock reporter. He began as a radio farm broadcaster but his communications platforms are now on radio and internet. Ron knowns the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) from the inside out. He also knows the workings of the beef packing industry.
We talk about the current drought in the...