For borderland cattle ranchers, a trade war with Mexico adds to list of troubles

For borderland cattle ranchers, a trade war with Mexico adds to list of troubles

SANTA TERESA, N.M. — Bandanas veiled ranchers’ mouths and noses, shielding them from heavy dust clouds kicked up by the Mexican herds of cattle crossing the United States-Mexico border. The scene looks routine, timeless. The uncertainty isn’t. In President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, the borderland’s cattle industry faces a huge challenge: threats of a trade war that’s already hitting consumers in the gut with rising beef prices, from Texas t…