YESO — Down a dirt road in De Baca County, outside the ghost town of Yeso in the prairie of eastern New Mexico, Jimmie Fitzgerald raises cattle, like his father and grandfather before him.
Fitzgerald and his wife, Sarah, own De Baca Land and Cattle, a ranching business out of Fort Sumner. As beef prices across the country hit record highs, many New Mexico cattle ranchers — who often go years barely breaking even or earning only a razor-thin profit — have found themselves with a chance to catch their breath.
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