Rising input costs are affecting how all farmers and ranchers look at their operation and for young cattle producers like Josh and Lacey Zuck it becomes very important in how they can continue to grow or if they have to cut back their herd.
The couple are raising their twin girls in northeast Iowa near Westgate, in the neighborhood where they both grew up. Josh’s home farm is to the south a few miles from their homeplace and includes pasture for the cow herd, where they keep replacements and first-calvers each year and calves in the feedyard. Lacey’s home farm is where they live,…
