Vox Magazine's November "Behind the Issue"

KBIA | By Halle Jackson,

Published October 27, 2022 at 11:21 AM CDT

Ben Thomas throws an empty bag of minerals into the back of his UTV as one of his Hereford cows crowds around the remaining bags of feed on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, at Thomas’s farm in Trenton, Mo. Thomas attributes the cattle industry’s economic decline largely to the Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling, a piece of legislation requiring grocery stores to label the country of origin of their produce. He said it has led companies to stamp beef from foreign countries as “made in the USA.” “Nobody likes being lied to,” Thomas said. “It’s an American-last type of policy.”

The November issue of Vox Magazine is out on newsstands and online today.

In this episode of Behind the Issue, Art Director Moy Zhong and Audience Engagement Editor Katelynn McIlwain sat down with editor Jordan Thornsberry to talk about some of the issue's standout stories.

Vox Magazine is Columbia's connection to what's happening in our city, providing perspective on the news and culture people are talking about.

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