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Ultimately, consumers de- mand quality, and that’s some- thing Léger strongly believes should be a goal of every cattle producer. “I believe that if we want to continue to sell beef, the consumer has to have a nice eating experience,” he said. “If American Akaushi Association........ 7 AzTx Feeders................................. 17 Big Bend Trailers............................ 11 Bolz Ranch LP............................... 55 Bovina Feeders Inc........................ 13 Bovine Elite LLC............................... 3 Broken Winds Cattte Company..... 41 Brown Ranches. ............................ 55 Brush Creek Ranch........................ 21 Callicrate Banders......................... 43 Cattle Stats LLC............................. 39 Comanche Cattle Company.......... 41 Crosswinds Ranch......................... 47 DigitalBeef LLC.............................. 53 Dove Creek Wagyu Cattle Co........ 15 Dubas Cattle Co............................ 19 E Cross Cattle Co. Inc................... 53

you eat a very good steak and you enjoy it, you are going to have another one. If you don’t, you won’t buy another one. You will buy chicken or pork, or something else. We need to supply the best quality pos- sible. That’s what I believe.” PT

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