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Closing of Westminster Stockyard
The Westminster Stockyard closed for good on February 1, 2018. The Maryland stockyard had been in operation since 1936. The reason given...
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Sheep & Goat Inventory Down 1%
The Sheep & Lamb Inventory on January 1, 2018, totaled 5.31 million head, down slightly from 2017. The breeding sheep inventory was 3.83...