Weakened demand brings tough time for Lynchburg-area beef, dairy, grain farmers
Margaret Carmel
Lynchburg News & Advance
For Keith Tuck, a beef cattle farmer in Bedford County, dropping prices means he has had to innovate to keep his profits up. Instead of making hay to feed his cows, he sections off small areas of the field for the cows to graze on the grass in the pasture and moves the animals every few days so they can continue grazing throughout the year.