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From farms to menus, rising beef costs squeeze Hall County
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Mike Haynes watches as his cattle eat their morning feed at Muddy H Farms in Gainesville on Monday, July 27, 2026. - photo by Ashtin Barker
The nation's cattle herd is the smallest it's been since 1951 — and Hall County is feeling it in every direction, from the dinner table to the farm.