🚀 go-pugleaf

[blah blah deleted...]

>   from their own pregnant cows, fattens them up, and sells
>   directly to the slaughterhouse or supermarket?   He seems
>   unaware of how the cattle market operates, and that the
>   grazing-land market is part of the mix.  Our family has

[more blah blah deleted]

I would appreciate recommended reading to explain how the cattle 
market works in the U.S. -- the role of grazing (on public and private
land), pasturage, feedlots ... in essence, a _system_ description
that would enlighten a layman who would like to understand the whole
process.  If you can recommend specific books (textbooks included),
monographs, or anything else along those lines, things that are
reasonably current, and hopefully available for purchase, I would
be most appreciative.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations, suggestions, or leads.

Ken Umbach