A backlog of cattle waiting to be processed at meatpacking plants has put Alberta cattle ranchers in a tough position.Too many cows mean more mouths to feed, and meat that is aging past its prime.”We’ve got a backlog of cattle right around 120,000 to 130,000 head here,” Kelly Smith-Fraser, chair of the Alberta Beef Producers, told the Calgary Eyeopener. “Those animals aren’t being moved through the system. The

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