I follow several family owned ranches on Instagram. Before the COVID pandemic, a few of the ranchers were selling beef directly to consumers. Some, like our sister Nancy, were selling beef to local customers, others were shipping regionally, while others were shipping all over the US. While we sheltered in place, some of the ranches could not keep up with the demand for their beef, especially after the COVID breakout at the meat processing facility in South Dakota. Since the pandemic, many fa...
