Cattle

Because calves are born wet they have to get dry, get a drink of milk, and warm up quickly. And the brutal weather has made that tough.

Livestock producers were hit so hard by winter weather that the federal government offered relief funding to producers in a few Western states. But some ranchers are still waiting for that option.

One rancher in the Pacific Northwest built her own supply chain to control how her cows get to market.

“For us it’s more from an agriculture point of view. It’s not about politics.”

But food coming from a prison isn't necessarily a selling point.

Cattlemen's trade group is lobbying hard to make sure the White House knows what's at stake.