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As Meat And Dairy Prices Climb, Cattle Production Goes Into High Gear

Published May 19, 2014 at 12:20 PM EDT
Dean Hibbs, with All West Select Sires, could be called the date doctor for dairy and beef cows. He’s tallying their traits and seeing which bull might be the best match to produce the highest-quality dairy calf. (Anna King/Northwest News Network)
Dean Hibbs, with All West Select Sires, could be called the date doctor for dairy and beef cows. He’s tallying their traits and seeing which bull might be the best match to produce the highest-quality dairy calf. (Anna King/Northwest News Network)

We've all heard of the Western gold rush, well how about the Northwest cattle rush? Farmers there are taking advantage of record-high prices worldwide for dairy and beef.

On the front lines of this Northwest herd expansion is your friendly artificial insemination technician. From the Here & Now Contributors Network, Anna King reports.

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  • Anna King, Richland, Wash., correspondent for KPLU and Northwest News Network.

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