I farm. Have been for almost 40 years. No till has been the best thing to hit agriculture since row croping - invented by guy whos name was Jethro Tull, not the band but a real farmer.

We had cattle until 2000 and then we got out of that. The comodities are high right now so there's a chance to make some money this year.

As for free range stock, that's a bit of an urban myth. ( where else would you find it ) Hogs that live outside usually try and find the closest water hole to take a mud bath. They do this to protect their skin from sunburn.
Outside free range animals grow more slowly, have more parsites, stress from preditors such as hawks, cyotes, dogs and other wild animals. Providing a place for some types of livestock to exercise outside in a controlled environment can be OK but it depends on your bio security measures. The higher your security level the greater the risk of contamintion.
Most free range operations are small scale hobby farms. A lot of the meat wouldn't pass USDA or Ag Canada ( the highest level there is in NA ) inspectors.

Tyson, Cargil and a few others are a whole different subject and are not to be confused with modern, well run, private operations.