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Multimillion Dollar Beef Industry Narrows South Plains
A growing cattle industry on the South Plains, led by Lubbock packing plants and area feedlots, has become a multimillion-dollar business. The region slaughters about 150,000 head annually, with total payrolls around 2.2 million and pack plants employing hundreds. New expansion, large feedlots, and growing demand hint at continued growth, aided by grain sorghum production and shifting livestock markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane How
Avalanche-Journal
Old West
Lubbock
South Plains
South Phuns
Natin
Texas
Lub- Dock
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Slauchtet
Hhere Lubbock
Amanita
Sealy
Gatesville
Austin
Abilene
San Angelo
Aire
Wales
Lawier
Sto
Bruny
High Plains
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
South Plains Feediers
Devis
Swift & Co
Govis
N. M
New Mexico
Palmer, Castro
Deaf Smith
Dickens
Texas Acticultural Extension Servce
Byron J. Greiman
Plas