Disruptions weren’t as bad as they might have been. But some consumer practices have changed because of the pandemic.
Medical appointments via phone and video have boomed for everything from physical therapy to counseling, even in rural states.
The industry has consolidated over the last decades, so there are fewer plants, that handle a lot more meat.
Those auctions are an important part of the rural economy and the food chain. The people working the auctions are taking safety precautions.
Diverse crops and uncomplicated export markets have helped defend farmers’ fortunes.
Could there be a uranium boom on the horizon? If there is, it would help coal-heavy Wyoming.