Across the nation, farmers and ranchers work tirelessly to overcome unpredictable variables like weather, commodity pricing, tariffs, and governmental regulations. These variables place an immense amount of financial strain and mental burden on farmers and will often have long-lasting impact on their farms’ profitability. Over the past decade the U.S. has lost an average of one percent of farms on an annual basis. In a study performed by the American Farm Bureau Association, they found that U.S. farm bankruptcies are at their highest rate since 2011—marking four consecutive years of rising bankruptcy rates as a proportion of the farm population.

Circle A Ranch is a 24,000-acre, 7,000-head operation located in Iberia, Missouri. With the motto of “Quality Beef is Our Business,” Circle A makes raising premium beef a priority. With raising quality beef comes something we're all familiar with: crossbreeding.