Ranchers Take On The Beef Industry Over Mandatory Checkoff Payments

NEMAHA COUNTY, Kan. From their small farms set in the rolling hills of northeast Kansas, two ranchers are raising a few cattle — and a lot of Cain.

David Pfrang and Jim Dobbins turned themselves into activists, launched a mirror corporation, got hauled into federal court and had to hire a lawyer.

All over $1.

That buck, though, divides the beef industry. And it may influence what you decide to have for dinner.

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