april 2014 | Section B
The Downey family strives to keep a competitive edge in the beef industry story By clint smith
photos by josh marshall
It’s late afternoon in Hope, nearly evening, as Nathan Downey and his wife, Sheila, make the rounds at their family farm. If the declining daylight is not enough to encourage a dinner-time retreat, the frigid temperatures urge folks toward warm quarters. But the Downeys respond to these rhythmic challenges as farm families do—they stay productive. See downey on B2 > >