COLUMBIA – The leadership of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association wrote to the state’s congressional delegation and other leaders for aid for Missouri cattle producers who suffer from financial and economic destruction caused in part by the coronavirus. The request is unprecedented for the cattle industry, but the association said this is a crisis that needs immediate attention. “The economic and financial fallout of the coronavirus is beyond comprehension. The financial destruction is compounded by severe drought conditions that were followed by unprecedented flooding in many regions of the state and an extensive drain of equity due to the market disruptions caused by the fire at Tyson’s Holcomb, Kansas, beef processing facility eight months ago,” MCA President Marvin Dieckman and MCA Executive Vice President Mike Deering wrote. “Given the current market uncertainty and extreme volatility, the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association leadership and staff are laser focused on finding…