It’s a rarity these days for ranchers to see people eating the animals they raise. In the conventional U.S. agricultural market, most ranchers sell livestock to out-of-state feedlots and can’t track where the meat is ultimately sold. Just 5% of cattle raised in Montana are processed here. Some Montanans are trying to change that.
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Author Archives: Isabel Hicks
Isabel Hicks is a freelance writer based in Bozeman. She reported hundreds of stories for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle through the Report for America service program. Isabel grew up in Denver and studied journalism and environmental studies at Colorado College. This summer you can find her growing vegetables at Amaltheia Dairy and floating the Yellowstone River. Follow Isabel on Twitter @isabelrhicks.
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