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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
Keeping the beef industry competitive in the '90s was the topic for 150 people from Rappahannock and surrounding counties at Mike Massie’s Hampton Hall last week for a regional meeting of the Virginia Cattlemen’s Association.
Mr. Massie welcomed the group to the last of six regional meetings held throughout Virginia this summer. He said in his cattle operation he had switched from buying and selling cattle in spring and fall to buying and selling year round. He said in the future he expected to see more emphasis on forage and less on crops.
“The cattle business has been good to me and my family,” Mr. Massie said. “1 want to give something back.”
Bill McKinnon, of Virginia Tech, said that beef is losing ground to other meats because of its often higher price and lack of uniformity.
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