Terribly sad for these people. The why is important. Tyson is closing this meat packing facility because cattle herd sizes have shrunk. Why have they shrunk? Climate change.
> Tyson says it’s closing the plant to “right-size” its beef business after a historically low cattle herd in the U.S. and the company’s expected loss of $600 million on beef production next fiscal year.
> More intense droughts have led to less pasture land, forcing some ranchers to spend more on feed. One rancher in Nebraska said she sourced feed from more than 500 miles away.
> The size of the U.S.'s cattle herd has decreased since 1975, but it recently hit a historic low. Experts have largely blamed droughts.
> Climate change complicates the drought conditions, with ranchers experiencing periods of intense rainfall followed by months of no rain.
> Tyson is closing this meat packing facility because cattle herd sizes have shrunk. Why have they shrunk? Climate change.
That is not what your source states.
Here's a direct quote from the source:
> Many factors including drought and cattle prices have contributed to that decline. And now the emergence of a pesky parasite in Mexico and the prospect of widespread tariffs may further reduce supply and raise prices.
The word "climate" is not mentioned in either articles.
What the sources say is that beef prices are soaring, and ranchers have an incentive to sell off their cattle now to capture those soaring profits instead of holding onto it for breeding.
Also from the article:
> Nelson said that recently the drought has eased — allowing pasture conditions to improve — and grain prices are down thanks to the drop in export demand for corn because of the tariffs. Those factors, combined with the high cattle prices might persuade more ranchers to keep their cows and breed them to expand the size of their herds.
Terribly sad for these people. The why is important. Tyson is closing this meat packing facility because cattle herd sizes have shrunk. Why have they shrunk? Climate change.
> Tyson says it’s closing the plant to “right-size” its beef business after a historically low cattle herd in the U.S. and the company’s expected loss of $600 million on beef production next fiscal year.
https://apnews.com/article/beef-prices-record-high-cattle-st...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-19/more-us-b... | https://archive.today/vccTl
https://investigatemidwest.org/2024/03/13/droughts-complicat...
> More intense droughts have led to less pasture land, forcing some ranchers to spend more on feed. One rancher in Nebraska said she sourced feed from more than 500 miles away.
> The size of the U.S.'s cattle herd has decreased since 1975, but it recently hit a historic low. Experts have largely blamed droughts.
> Climate change complicates the drought conditions, with ranchers experiencing periods of intense rainfall followed by months of no rain.
> Tyson is closing this meat packing facility because cattle herd sizes have shrunk. Why have they shrunk? Climate change.
That is not what your source states.
Here's a direct quote from the source:
> Many factors including drought and cattle prices have contributed to that decline. And now the emergence of a pesky parasite in Mexico and the prospect of widespread tariffs may further reduce supply and raise prices.
Source: https://apnews.com/article/beef-prices-record-high-cattle-st...
The word "climate" is not mentioned in either articles.
What the sources say is that beef prices are soaring, and ranchers have an incentive to sell off their cattle now to capture those soaring profits instead of holding onto it for breeding.
Also from the article:
> Nelson said that recently the drought has eased — allowing pasture conditions to improve — and grain prices are down thanks to the drop in export demand for corn because of the tariffs. Those factors, combined with the high cattle prices might persuade more ranchers to keep their cows and breed them to expand the size of their herds.
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