LETTERS

BETTING THE RANCH

The December issue was the best I’ve seen in years of reading HCN. The topper was Lee van der Voo’s fabulous piece, “Betting the Ranch.” It was a complex and tremendously insightful story about the way big-shouldered meat distribution companies like Tyson Foods can outmuscle even giant ranchers and dominate the economics of the cattle-raising business. The result was an eye-opening piece on a subject I knew little about.

Jeffrey Marshall Scottsdale, Arizona

ALL MY RELATIONS

“All my Relations” (December 2021) was an excellent story,