Local cattle farmers are worried by President Donald Trump’s plan to increase imports of beef from foreign countries, namely Argentina.

Sally Thomas owns a cattle farm in Paris, Missouri and has been involved in cattle raising through Future Farmers of America and 4H programs since she was 14.

She said beef is a difficult industry, but her farm has been doing well over the last few years — which makes her hesitant about the president’s plan.

She and other cattle farmers fear that this decision will decrease business for American cattle farmers in what has recently been a relatively profitable market.

The National Cattleman’s Beef Association posted a response to the administration’s decision on its Facebook page. They wrote that President Trump’s decision is alarming for the future of

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