Drought conditions are expanding, and a livestock economist says that could mean trouble for many cattle producers.
University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says pastures in parts of cattle country are burning up from the lack of rainfall. “When you take the top 30 beef cow states and you look at the percentage of land in D1 or worse drought conditions, it rivals 2012,” he says.
He tells Brownfield the drought is forcing many cow/calf producers to make some very tough decisions.
Drought putting even more pressure on cattle producers
