Ranchers unsure about future of industry as many make less than minimum wage
A growing trend of ranchers deciding to leave the industry as the cost of doing business continues to surge has some calling for industry change and awareness of what farmers go through to get meat to market. Sean McGrath, a fifth-generation rancher near Lloydminster, told CTV News Edmonton that consecutive bad weather seasons and the rising cost of doing business drive many families from the industry. Farms in southern Alberta have been dealing with three years worth of weather-related complica
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