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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> Putting our cattle out to pasture was mostly for their exercise. There was
> very little grazing available.

I know some beef "producers here in southern Missouri who are doing 
very well, primarily because we have pasture nearly year-round. They 
buy young cattle, have them trucked here, feed them on pasture for 
some months, especially through the winter, and then sell them to finishers.

Alas, this economic opportunity has resulted in much clearing of 
forest to create new pastures. I foresee a drop in aquifer levels.